I want to use SSLeay's CA facilities it make certificates for Netscape
Communicator 4 users. I need to make certificates for both S/MIME and
for SSL client operation. I have a couple of questions about this
which I am hoping people on this list might be able to help with.
The first question is how does Netscape expect the user's private keys
to be generated? I can't find an option in Communicator that makes it
create a new key. Is it expected that the CA will make the key for
the user? This has hideous security and privacy implications.
Secondly, can someone advise as to the format and MIME type the
certificate files should take? I am expecting they will be in DER
format as this is the way Communicator swallows server and CA
certificates but usually you have to provide a specific MIME type and
I don't know how to type them. I guess if the key is being created
externally I need to know the answer to this question for the key
files too.
I hope someone can help me with this.
Thanks in advance.
Nicko
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