Installation of SSL Certificate into Lotus Domino R5 — Technote Article

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TN 7592 - Installation of SSL Certificate into Lotus Domino R5

Question

How do I install my certificate into Lotus Domino R5?

Answer

You must install the Entrust SSL Certificate to provide secure access to your Web server.

Install the Entrust Certification Authority - L1B Intermediate Certificate (instructions below)

Install your Entrust SSL Certificate (instructions below)

Enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) in your Web server (instructions below)

How to install the Entrust Certification Authority - L1B Intermediate Certificate

Open a Web browser and go to http://www.entrust.net/developer/ and click the Download Root Certificates button below the table. This begins the process of downloading the Entrust Certification Authority - L1B Intermediate Certificate.

Select Personal Use and then click Download Certificates.

Select the contents of the Base 64 Format text box. This is the Entrust Certification Authority - L1B Intermediate certificate.
Copy the certificate to your clipboard. You must include the "----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----" and "----END CERTIFICATE----" lines.

Open the Server Certificate Administration application on your Domino Web server.

Select the 3. Install Trusted Root Certificate into Key Ring option.

Paste the Entrust Certification Authority - L1B Intermediate Certificate into the appropriate text entry field.

Click the Merge Trusted Root Certificate into Key Ring button.

You have installed the Entrust Certification Authority - L1B Intermediate Certificate.

How to install your Entrust SSL certificate

Open the confirmation email you received from Entrust.

Click the link to the certificate retrieval page on the Entrust Web site.

Select the certificate in the Entrust SSL Certificate section. You must include the "----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----" and "----END CERTIFICATE----" lines, and copy it to the clipboard.

Open the Server Certificate Administration application on your Domino Web server.

Select the 4. Install Certificate into Key Ring option.

Paste the Entrust SSL Certificate into the appropriate text entry field.

Click the Merge Certificate into Key Ring button.

You have installed your Entrust SSL Certificate.

How to enable SSL in your Web server

Edit the current server document in the Domino Administrator.

Select the Port tab.

Type the absolute path name of the key ring file that the server uses in the SSL Key File field.
For example, C:\Lotus\SSL\keyfile.kyr.

Enable the SSL Port Status field in the Web HTTP/HTTPS section.

Restart the Domino Web server.

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