1. Introduction ........................................................................................................... 12. Client Applications ................................................................................................. 31. Deploying the Latest Red Hat Network Client RPMs ......................................... 32. Configuring the Client Applications .................................................................. 42.1. Registering with Activation Keys ........................................................... 52.2. Using the --configure Option ............................................................. 62.3. Updating the Configuration Files Manually ............................................ 82.4. Implementing Server Failover ............................................................... 93. Configuring the Red Hat Network Alert Notification Tool with Satellite ..........103. SSL Infrastructure .................................................................................................111. A Brief Introduction To SSL ...........................................................................112. The RHN SSL Maintenance Tool .................................................................122.1. SSL Generation Explained ..................................................................132.2. RHN SSL Maintenance Tool Options .................................................142.3. Generating the Certificate Authority SSL Key Pair ................................182.4. Generating Web Server SSL Key Sets .................................................193. Deploying the CA SSL Public Certificate to Clients ..........................................204. Configuring Client Systems ............................................................................214. Importing Custom GPG Keys .................................................................................235. Using RHN Bootstrap ...........................................................................................251. Preparation ...................................................................................................252. Generation ...................................................................................................263. Script Use ....................................................................................................274. RHN Bootstrap Options ................................................................................276. Manually Scripting the Configuration ......................................................................317. Implementing Kickstart ..........................................................................................33A. Sample Bootstrap Script ........................................................................................35Index .......................................................................................................................39v