[Fedora-directory-users] Proper way to generate a server certificate.

Wed Jan 28 22:58:02 UTC 2009

Rich,
Thank you again.
The GUI console will not allow me to get past the 3rd screen where it
asks for a password to the internal software store..I enter the correct
password and it just sits there. I know the pass is correct because from
the command line the same pass works to access the store.
It will not go past. I have done this on various machines and it is the
same result. Is there some kind of bug or needed software I need to have
this function. All boxes are running.

Fedora 9 and 

fedora-ds 
version 1.1.1
Release 3.fc9 

Also, I sent a cert request (CSR) to the needed Novell CA and had them
sign it and return it. 
I successfully imported it.
The server cert I imported shows as having a broken chain on the
certification path tab. And issued by null.
I am assuming this is due to not having imported the CA cert that issued
this cert yet..Is that a valid assumption?
Do I need the CA certificate in order to properly use this server cert
that was generated?

Thank you
James

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Megginson [mailto:rmeggins at redhat.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 3:21 PM
To: Chavez, James R.
Cc: General discussion list for the Fedora Directory server project.
Subject: Re: [Fedora-directory-users] Proper way to generate a server
certificate.

Chavez, James R. wrote:
> Mr. Rich, you responded!!
> Thank you
>
> Thing is I generate a certificate request but am having issues 
> importing it...
> I generate a key and cert with.. 
> "openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 2048" for the key "openssl req 
> -new -key server.key -out server.csr"
> I send it to the Novell Admin and sends back a server.b64 file.
> I try and import it through the gui as a server cert and it fails 
> saying that.
>
> " Either the certificate is for another server or the certificate was 
> not requested using this server and the selected security device 
> "internal (software)""
>
> I can import it as a CA cert but it shows as a broken chain and it is 
> supposed to be server cert anyway.
>
> Any ideas on how to properly import this base 64 signed cert?
> Perhaps certutil or openssl commands?
>   
If you are going to generate a server cert request, and you are going to
use the GUI, you should just use the GUI to generate the server cert
request.  Then you can submit that request to your CA and have it
generate the server cert, then you can use the GUI again to install your
new server cert.  You will also need to install the CA cert using the
Fedora DS console GUI.
> Thank You
> James
>
> Openssl
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Megginson [mailto:rmeggins at redhat.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:48 PM
> To: Chavez, James R.; General discussion list for the Fedora Directory

> server project.
> Subject: Re: [Fedora-directory-users] Proper way to generate a server 
> certificate.
>
> James Chavez wrote:
>   
>> Hello List,
>>
>> I am trying to setup SSL between an AD or edir box and my FDS box. 
>> I want to generate a server cert for the AD or edir box and import it

>> into edir/AD and import the CA cert into AD/edir as well.
>>
>> What commands do i use to accomplish this.
>> Also what format does the cert need to be to successfully import into

>> AD or edir.
>>
>> I have generated a self signed CA cert named "FDS CA"
>> exported with 
>> certutil -L -d . -n "FDS CA" -a > ca.asc   and
>> certutil -L -d . -n "FDS CA" -r > ca.der
>>
>>
>>
>> I have generated a server cert for the AD/edir box with
>>
>>  certutil -S -n "server-Cert" -s "cn=host.example.com" -c "FDS CA" -t

>> "u,u,u" -m 3002 -v 120 -d . -z ./noise.txt -f ./pwdfile.txt
>>
>> And exported it with..
>> pk12util -d . -o /tmp/server-cert.p12 -n "server-Cert"
>>
>> I then send the CA cert in ascii and .der format along with the
>> server-cert.p12 to the admin but he gets errors below trying to 
>> import
>>     
>
>   
>> into edir.
>> Need help on this one please. 
>> ..
>>
>> -1240 FFFFFB28 PKI E PARSE CERTIFICATE
>>   
>>     
> I'm not sure, but why not just use Novell Certificate Server to 
> generate all of your server certs?
>   
>> Source
>>
>> Novell(r) Certificate Server
>>
>> Explanation
>>
>> Novell Certificate Server was unable to parse a certificate that has 
>> been stored or is being stored.
>>
>> Possible Cause
>>
>> The user attempted to store a certificate or a certificate chain with

>> an invalid encoding into a Server Certificate object. The certificate

>> or certificate chain obtained from the Certificate Authority is
>>     
> invalid.
>   
>> Action
>>
>> Perform the following operations:
>>
>>     * Contact the Certificate Authority that issued the server 
>> certificate to obtain the Certificate Authority's certificate.
>>     * Using ConsoleOne(r), view the Server Certificate object. Click 
>> Import.
>>     * Import the Certificate Authority's certificate as the trusted 
>> root.
>>     * Import the server's certificate as the object certificate.
>>
>> If the problem persists, contact the Certificate Authority.
>>
>>
>> Any body out there can help out please.
>>
>> Thanks
>> James
>>
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