Lotus Domino R5 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 contains the Entrust SSL Certificate (if you ordered more than one Entrust SSL Certificate, each of them appears here).

Note: Before you begin the installation procedure, make a backup copy of your Entrust SSL Certificate, and store it in a secure location.

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

  1. Install the Entrust.Net Secure Server CA Root Certificate

  2. Install your Entrust SSL Certificate and;

  3. Enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) in your web server

How to install the Entrust.Net Secure Server CA Root Certificate

  1. Open a Web browser and go to http://www.entrust.net/developer/ The Entrust.Net Secure Server CA Root Certificate can be accessed by clicking on the Download Root Certificates button below the table.

  2. Select Personal Use

  3. Select the certificate in the Base 64 (text) format box.

  4. Copy the certificate to your clipboard. You must include the "----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----" and "----END CERTIFICATE----" lines.

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

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

  7. Paste the Entrust.Net Secure Server CA Root Certificate into the appropriate text entry field.

  8. Click the Merge Trusted Root Certificate into Key Ring button.


You have installed the Entrust.Net Secure Server CA Root Certificate.

How to Install your Entrust SSL Certificate

  1. Open the confirmation email you received from Entrust.

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

  3. 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.

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

  5. Select the 4. Install Certificate into Key Ring option.

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

  7. Click the Merge Certificate into Key Ring button.

You have installed your Entrust SSL Certificate.

How to Enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) in your Web server

  1. Edit the current server document in the Domino Administrator.

  2. Select the Port tab.

  3. 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.

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

  5. Restart the Domino Web server.

Your Domino server now responds to https: requests like it does with standard http: Web requests. Domino automatically authenticates itself to the user's browser and encrypts all transmitted data when used in the https: mode.

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.