Merging a server certificate into the key ring file
After you merge the CA's certificate as a trusted root and the CA approves your server certificate request, merge the signed certificate into the server's key ring file.
From a Domino CA
About this task
Procedure
What to do next
From a third-party CA
Procedure
- Make sure the CA signed the certificate and you mapped a drive to the directory that contains the server key ring file.
- Use the instructions provided by the CA to pick up the certificate. In most cases, the CA mails the certificate as a file attachment or gives you a URL to visit to copy and paste the certificate to the Clipboard.
- From the Domino Administrator, open the Server Certificate Admin application.
- Click Install Certificate into Key Ring.
- Enter the file name for the key ring that will store this certificate. You created this key ring file when you created the server certificate request.
- Do one of the following:
- If you copied the certificate to the Clipboard, choose Clipboard in the Certificate Source field. Paste the Clipboard contents into the next field.
- If you received a file attachment that contains the certificate, detach the file to your hard drive, and then choose File in the Certificate Source field. Enter the file name in the File name field.
- Click Merge Certificate into Key Ring.
- Enter the password for the server key ring file, and then click OK to approve the merge.