topic Re: Testing a Certificate in Operating System - Linux

Testing a Certificate

Kyle D. Harris — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 11:04:45 GMT

http://ftp.u-strasbg.fr/linux/distributions/redhat/current/en/doc/RH-DOCS/rhl-cg-en-9/s1-secureserver-selfsigned.html

hello, i followed the steps in the above link in creating a key and certificate. After rebooting the server and successfully restarting the services I'm not sure how to test the certificate. Any help is appreciated.

Kyle

Re: Testing a Certificate

Jerome Henry — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 11:27:50 GMT

Hi Kyle,

Just follow once again the link :

http://ftp.u-strasbg.fr/linux/distributions/redhat/current/en/doc/RH-DOCS/rhl-cg-en-9/s1-secureserver-installcert.html

In fact, you just have to connect to https://www.yoursite.com (notice s in https) from a remote machine, conecting means that you'll have successfully installed your certificate.

If you connect from a windows box, you can select in explorer options. internet option /security parameters to be asked before accepting a certificate.

You can do the same in Mozilla from edit preferences security and certificates (always ask).

So you'll be able to see your certificate and be prompted to accept it or not.

hth

J

Re: Testing a Certificate

Kyle D. Harris — Wed, 13 Aug 2003 17:58:50 GMT

One of my servers worked. what if i get a page unable to display? Then it didn't work?

Re: Testing a Certificate

Jerome Henry — Thu, 14 Aug 2003 11:02:46 GMT

If it worked before your cetificate, then it didn't work. Re-try to create the certificate on this machine...
J