SECURITY


Creating a cross-certificate from a user's Person document
You can create a IBM® Lotus® Notes® and/or Internet cross-certificate from a certificate stored in a user's Person document.

1. Do one of the following:

2. Choose Actions - Create Cross Certificate.

3. In the Create Cross Certificate dialog box, choose the certificate to cross-certify.

4. In the Issue Cross Certificate dialog box, complete these fields and then click Cross Certify:
FieldEnter
CertifierFile name of a user, server, or certifier ID. Specify a server or certifier ID when creating a cross-certificate for a server. The ID specified indicates who can use the cross-certificate.
ServerLocation of the Personal Address Book or Domino Directory where you want to copy the cross-certificate. Add the cross-certificate to the Personal Address Book for Notes clients.
Subject nameOrganization or organizational unit certifier that you want to cross-certify -- for example, /Acme. You can also create a cross-certificate for the owner of the certificate.
Subject alternate namesAn alternate name for the subject of the certificate. Alternate names allow you to assign names that are recognizable in a user's native language to an ID file.
Expiration dateDate when the cross-certificate will expire.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for every user for whom you want to create cross-certificates.

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