How to Certify the Sun Certificates With Netscape 4.7 Tools

This procedure describes how to uncertify the GTE CyberTrust Root certificate and certify the Sun Microsystems Inc. CA (Class B) certificate.

1. Verify that you have already completed the import procedure.

   See How to Import the Sun Certificates With Netscape 4.7 Tools.

2. If necessary, access the Netscape Communicator Security Info window.

3. Select Signers under Certificates on the Security Info pop-up window.

4. Select GTE CyberTrust Root and click Edit.

5. Deselect the three Accept boxes and click OK.

6. Select Sun Microsystems Inc. CA (Class B), and click the three Accept boxes.

7. Click OK.

8. Select Sun Microsystems Inc. Root CA, and click the three Accept boxes.

   This means that you are restricting your certification of signed objects to only those signed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

9. Click OK.

10. Click OK in the Signers window.

11. Create a keystore password.

    See How to Create or Change a Keystore Password With Netscape Tools.

How to Import the Sun Certificates With Netscape 6 Tools

1. If necessary, start Netscape Communicator 6.

2. Import the Sun certificates into Netscape Communicator.

   1. Go the following site to import the Sun certificates:

      https://ra.sun.com:11005

      
      

   2. Select the Retrieval tab at the top of the page.

   3. Select Import CA Certificate Chain in the left panel, and if it is not already selected, click the radio button next to Import the CA Certificate Chain Into Your Browser.

   4. Click Submit.

   5. Click the three checkboxes regarding accepting the certificate for web sites, email users, and software developers for the Sun Microsystems Inc CA (Class B) certificate on the Downloading Certificate pop-up window.

   6. Click OK.

3. Verify that the certificates have been successfully imported.

   1. Access the Netscape Edit->Preferences->Privacy and Security->Certificates window.

   2. Click Manage Certificates in the middle of the window.

   3. Click the Authorities tab to display the list of certificate authorities.

   4. Scroll through the list of certificates and verify that you see these entries: GTE Corporation - GTE CyberTrust Root, Sun Microsystems Inc Root CA, and Sun Microsystems Inc - Sun Microsystems Inc CA (Class B ).

4. Go to the next procedure to certify the Sun certificates that you just imported.

How to Certify the Sun Certificates With Netscape 6 Tools

1. Verify that you have already completed the import procedure.

   See How to Import the Sun Certificates With Netscape 6 Tools.

2. If necessary, access the Netscape Communicator Edit->Preferences->Privacy and Security->Certificates window.

3. Click Manage Certificates.

4. Click the Authorities tab.

5. Select GTE Corporation - GTE CyberTrust Root in the scrolling pane and click Edit.

6. Verify that the three Accept boxes are deselected and click OK.

7. Select the Sun Microsystems Inc - Sun Microsystems Inc CA (Class B) entry and click Edit.

8. Verify that the three Accept boxes are selected and click OK.

   This means that you are restricting your certification of signed objects to only those signed by Sun Microsystems Inc CA (Class B).

9. You can verify that the Sun certificates are imported by viewing the Sun Microsystems certificates in the output of this command:

   # signtool -L

   
   

10. Go to the next procedure to create a keystore password.

How to Create or Change a Keystore Password With Netscape Tools

This procedure might vary slightly depending on whether you are using Netscape 4 or Netscape 6.

1. Verify that you have completed the following procedures:

   • How to Import the Sun Certificates With Netscape 4.7 Tools

   • How to Certify the Sun Certificates With Netscape 4.7 Tools

2. If necessary, access the Netscape Communicator Security Info window.

3. Click Passwords in the left panel.

4. Set or change the keystore password.

   • Click the Set Password button in the main panel, and follow the steps to set the keystore password.

   • Click the Change Password button in the main panel if you need to change the keystore password.

5. Select or change one of the following password policies:

   • The first time your certificate is needed

   • Every time your certificate is needed

   • After (30) minutes of inactivity

6. Click OK.