Entrust Certificate Services Support Knowledge Base

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Last Modified: 2009-12-15 13:41:36.0

TN 7564 - How do I install a chain certificate into IBM HTTP Server?

Question:

How do I install a chain certificate in IBM HTTP Server?

Answer:

To install the Entrust L1C Chain Certificate in your Web server, you must first make sure that you have a copy the chain certificate saved under an individual filename in Base 64 format.

To find out if a chain certificate is in Base 64 format, open the certificate file in Notepad and verify that your certificate looks like this:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----

By installing the chain certificates in your Web server, you create a chain of trust between end users and your Web server certificate issued from your CA.

To install the Entrust L1C chain certificate to the Signer Certificate section

1. Rename the file containing the Entrust Chain Certificate to an .arm extension. For example, Chain.arm.
2. Enter ikeyman on a command line on Unix or start the Key Management utility in the IBM HTTP Server folder on Windows NT.
3. Select Key Database File from the main menu, then select Open.
4. In the Open dialog box, enter your key database name or click on key.kdb if you are using the default. Click OK.
5. In the Password Prompt dialog box, enter your correct password and click OK.
6. Select Signer Certificates in the Key Database content frame, then click Add.
7. In the Add CA's Certificate from a File dialog box, select the Base64-encoded ASCII data certificate file name, or use the Browse option. Click OK.
8. In the Label dialog box, enter a label name and click OK.

Affected Products:

• Entrust Certificate Services Enhanced Service Account Version Not Applicable Language Not Applicable Platform Not Applicable