Re: Obtaining an SSL (test) certificate
From: Thomas Nielsen [AM Production A/S] (jack_pot_dk_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 10/03/03
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Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 12:52:27 +0200
Jim,
That was exactly what I was looking for - I didnt realize there were client
certificates too. Thanks.
/Thomas
"Ohaya" <ohaya@cox.net> wrote in message news:3F7D16A6.2F24D893@cox.net...
> Thomas,
>
> It sounds like the server that you're working with has configured
> Verisign as a trusted CA, and possibly, only Verisign. In that case,
> you'll need to get a client certificate from that same trusted CA, i.e.,
> from Verisign. Here're a few pointers:
>
> http://www.verisign.com/products/class1/index.html
>
> Digital ID Enrollment:
> http://www.verisign.com/client/enrollment/index.html
>
> The actual enrollment form (you can request a 60-day free trial here):
> https://digitalid.verisign.com/client/class1MS.htm
>
> The last pointer will take you through the steps to request the client
> cert from Verisign, get the cert, and install it on your client.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> "Thomas Nielsen [AM Production A/S]" wrote:
> >
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I'm working on a client that needs to communicate securely with a server
> > over SSL. The server needs to be able to authenticate me, so I need to
be
> > able to present it with a certificate from a root CA - And not just with
any
> > certificate I've issued myself.
> >
> > I've been informed that a Verisign test certificate will work fine, but
I'm
> > unsure how to actually obtain + install this into my Windows certificate
> > store.
> > I know how this works with IIS (generate CSR, request certificate,
import
> > into IIS), but how do you do this when your certificate is not for IIS?.
> > Could the same procedure be used? (Generate CSR from IIS, request
> > certificate, manually import certificate into "Certificates (Local
> > Computer)/personal/certificates", os should this be handled differently?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > /Thomas
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