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Certificate Parameters

You can set the following certificate parameters.

Subject Name
Displays the fully typed name of your eDirectoryTM tree.

Validity Period
Use the drop-down list to specify a period over which the certificate is to be valid. The range is from 6 months to the maximum, the year 2036 (a time limitation based on a 32-bit time value). If you select the Specify Dates option, you can edit the Effective Date and the Expiration Date fields to create a custom validity period. The maximum date selected must fall within the validity date of the CA.

Effective Date
Lets you display or edit the time and date when the certificate becomes valid.

Expiration Date
Lets you display or edit the time and date when the certificate becomes invalid.

Custom Extensions
Enables Certificate Server to support any standard or custom extensions that you want to include when creating a certificate. Extensions must have been previously created and stored in a file (one extension per file). Any extension must be ASN.1 encoded as defined in IETF RFC 2459/3280 section 4.2.

If you want to include one or more custom extensions in the certificate you are creating, click New and then browse for a file containing the custom extension and add it to the certificate. Multiple extensions can be added by repeating this process.

To delete a custom extentions file, select it and then click Delete.

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