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Advanced
: When the parameters are introduced a
Distinguished
Name
(
DN
) is
assembled. If you want to customize this DN, then you can use the advanced DN
configuration mode.
Once
the
Certificate Request
form has been completed, a PKCS#10 format certificate
request is generated. The information that appears between the BEGIN and END
keywords must be used to request a certificate to a
Certiicate
Authority
(
CA
); there
are several well known certificate authorities, and depending on the usage you plan
for your certificate, you could address the request to a known CA (from the browser
perspective) so when an end user accesses your site it doesn't get warned about the
site's identity. If the certificate will be targeted at a local community who doesn't
mind about the certificate warning, then you may generate your own certificate or
ask a CA to issue a certificate for you. For demonstration purposes, we used the
Oracle
Certiicate
Authority
(
OCA
) included with the Oracle Application Server.
OCA will provide the Certificate Authority capabilities to your site and it can issue
standard certificates, suitable for the intranet users. If you are planning to use OCA
then you should review the license agreements to determine if you are allowed to
use it.
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