iPlanet 4.x Support

If your certificate request was successful you received an email from Entrust that contains a link to your certificates on the Entrust Web site. This page will contain the Entrust SSL Certificate (if you ordered more than one Entrust SSL Certificate, each of them will appear here).

Installation overview

You must install the Entrust SSL Certificate to provide secure access to your Web server. Follow these steps:

  1. Install your Entrust SSL Certificate as described in How to Install your Entrust SSL Certificate.

  2. Enable SSL in your Web server as described in your server's documentation.
That completes the certificate installation process. Users are now able to connect to your Entrust-secured Web site.



How to Install your Entrust SSL Certificate

  1. Open the iPlanet Web Server Administration Server.

  2. On the Servers tab select your server and click Manage.

  3. Click the Security tab.

  4. Click Install Certificate.

  5. Under Certificate For: select This Server.

  6. Cryptographic Module should be Internal (Software).

  7. Enter the Trust Database password in the Key Pair File Password box.

  8. Leave the Certificate Name field blank.

  9. Select Message Text (with Headers).

  10. Open a Web browser and go to the URL that appears in the confirmation email you received from Entrust. The Entrust SSL Certificate is in the section named "Entrust SSL Certificate". The certificate looks similar to this example: 
    -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIISDOIUlkmlsRRlkSlIWLISdsSKJlalOSISLKjwBgNVBAg
AALOJdlwjam4gQ2FwZTESMBAGA1UEBxMJQ2FwZSBUb3duMR
QwEgYDVQQKEwHLOWDvcnR1bml0aTEYMBYGKi2UECxMPT25s
aW5lIFNlcnZpY2VzMRowGAYDVQQDExF3d3cuZm9yd2FyZC5
jby56YTBaMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEHHKJWAAklmLKSuljSOIjsfB
Wu5WLHD/G4BJ+PobiC9d7S6pDvAjuyC+dPAnL0d91tXdm2j
190D1kgDoSp5ZyGSgwJh2V7diuuPlHDAgEDoAAwDQYJVVjk
ksohvcNAQEEBQADQQBf8LSLKknlsklSSLlworrr334ZmXD1
AvUjuDPCWzFupRIlliq7UR8Z0wiJUUsllkfq/IuuIlz6oq6
htdJklil/wdhh
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

  11. Copy the Entrust SSL Certificate to your clipboard. You must include the "----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----" and "-----END CERTIFICATE-----" lines.

  12. Paste the Entrust SSL Certificate into the text box under Message Text ensuring that it is all left aligned with no trailing white space.

  13. Click OK.

  14. Click Add Server Certificate

  15. Click OK to the warning regarding the server having to be restarted.

  16. You should now receive a "Success" message, click OK.

  17. Now you must restart your web server for the changes to take effect.

SSL Certificates

Entrust SSL certificates inspire consumer trust by signifying a Web site's commitment to protecting the personal information of its visitors. By using SSL, companies help ease the security concerns of its customers, leading to a more engaging online experience. An SSL certificate is used to confirm that an SSL encryption algorithm is actively securing data being transmitted to a Web site. Digital certificates usually contain the SSL subscriber's information, the name of the certificate issuer, and the strength of the encryption in use. In addition to the "padlock" icon displayed in Web browsers and the https:// prefix, the SSL certificate is one more indicator customers look for as evidence that a Web site is serious about protecting their information.