Creating a self-certified certificate to test SSL certification
You can create a self-certified certificate to test the certificate procedure at your organization. Because this certificate is not certified by a CA, use it only for testing purposes.
Procedure
- From the HCL Notes® client, open the Server Certificate Admin application, and then click Create Key Rings & Certificates.
- Click Create Key Ring with Self-Certified Certificate.
- Complete these fields, and then click Create
Key Ring with Self-Certified Certificate:
Table 1. Key ring with self-certified certificate fields Field
Enter
Key ring file name
A file name with the extension .KYR.
Key ring password
At least 12 case-sensitive, alphanumeric characters.
Common name
A descriptive name that identifies the server certificate -- such as, Renovations SSLCA.
Organization
The name of the organization -- for example, a company name, such as Renovations.
Organizational Unit
Name of certifier division or department.
City or Locality
The organization city or locality.
State or Province
Three or more characters that represent the state or province in which the organization resides -- for example, Massachusetts. (For U.S. states, enter the complete state name, not the abbreviation.)
Country
A two-character representation of the country in which the organization resides -- for example, US for United States or CA for Canada.
- Copy the key ring file and stash (.STH) file to the HCL Domino® data directory of the server.
- Configure the port for SSL.
- Set up database access.