You can create up to four levels of organizational unit
(OU) certifiers.
About this task
To create first-level OU certifier IDs, you use the organization
certifier ID. To create second-level OU certifier IDs, you use the
first-level OU certifier IDs, and so on.
Note: The
registration server is the server that initially stores the Certifier
document until the Domino® Directory
replicates. If you have not specified a registration server in Administration
Preferences, the registration server is by default:
- The local server if there is one and it contains a Domino Directory
- The server specified in
NewUserServer
setting
of NOTES.INI
- The Administration server
Procedure
- From the Domino Administrator,
click the Configuration tab.
- From the Tools pane, select .
- Optional: To change the registration server,
click Registration Server, select the correct
server, and click OK.
- Do one:
- Select Supply certifier ID and password.
Click Certifier ID, select the certifier ID,
click Open, and click OK.
Enter the ID password, and click OK.
- Select Use the CA Process and then
choose a CA certifier from the list. and click OK
- If you are supplying the certifier ID, enter its password
and click OK.
- Optional: To change the registration server,
click Registration Server, select the correct
server, and then click OK.
- Optional: To change which certifier ID to use
to register the new certifier ID:
- Click Certifier ID.
- Select the certifier ID, click Open,
and click OK.
- Enter the ID password and click OK.
- Optional: Click Set ID File if
you want to change the location where Domino stores
the certifier ID. Be sure to keep the certifier ID file in a secure
place so that it is readily accessible to register new servers and
users, but safe from misuse. By default the ID is stored in C:\.
- Complete the following fields:
Table 1. Certifier ID fields
and actions
Field |
Action |
Organizational Unit |
Enter a name for the new organizational unit. |
Certifier password |
Enter a case-sensitive password for the certifier.
The characters you use for this password depend on the level set in
the Password quality scale field. |
Password quality scale |
Choose the level of complexity for the password.
By default, the level is 8, where 16 is the highest. |
Security type |
Choose either North American (default) or International.
In practice, there is no difference between a North American and an
International ID type. |
Mail certification requests to (Administrator) |
Enter the name of the administrator who handles
recertification requests. The name specified here appears in the Certifier
document in the Domino Directory.
If you are creating a certifier ID for an offsite administrator, enter
that administrator's name in this field. |
Location |
Enter text that appears in the Location field
of the Certifier document. |
Comment |
Enter text that appears in the Comment field
of the Certifier document. |
- Click Register.