Secure Computing Sidewinder Version 5.1.0.02 User Manual
Managing certificates on Soft-PK
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Installing and Working with Soft-PK
Requesting a personal certificate from a CA on user’s
behalf
behalf
1.
Select
Start -> Programs -> SafeNet/Soft-PK -> Certificate Manager
(or
right click the SafeNet icon and select Certificate Manager).
2.
Click the
My Certificates
tab.
3.
Click
Request Certificate...
. The Online Certificate Request dialog box
appears.
4.
Select the
Generate Exportable Key
check box.
Note: You will only be able to export the private key associated with the personal
certificate you are now requesting if you check this option now. For security reasons,
no one can change it later. This is the only time the certificate can be exported.
certificate you are now requesting if you check this option now. For security reasons,
no one can change it later. This is the only time the certificate can be exported.
5.
Click
Advanced
to select a certificate service provider.
6.
Under
Enrollment method
, click
Online
.
7.
Under
Subject Information
, enter all relevant personal information,
pressing the Tab key to move through the dialog box.
Note: If you press Enter, the request will generate before you are finished.
8.
Under
Online Request Information
, enter or select these options:
a.
In the
Challenge Phrase
box, enter any combination of numbers or
letters you choose. For security reasons, only asterisks appear here.
b.
In the
Confirm Challenge
box, enter the same phrase from the last
step.
c.
From the
Issuing CA
list, select a CA certificate.
9.
Click
OK
. Certificate Manager now generates a public/private key pair,
and then displays the
Online Certificate Request
dialog box to indicate
that it is waiting for a response from the CA. When the CA accepts your
request, the
request, the
Certificate Manager
dialog box appears. Click
OK
again.
10. Optional:
To view your request, click the
Certificate Requests
tab. Select
the request and click
View
. Click inside the certificate window to close it.
11.
Get your CA administrator to approve your request.
12.
Once your request is approved, select it under the
Certificate Requests
tab and click
Retrieve
.
13.
Click
Yes
when the Certificate Manager dialog box asks if you want to
add this personal certificate. The request disappears, but the personal
certificate now appears under the My Certificates tab.
certificate now appears under the My Certificates tab.