Re: Proper way to generate a server certificate.

Rich Megginson <rmeggins@xxxxxxxxxx> · Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:25:19 -0700

Chavez, James R. wrote:
Rich , Thanks again,

Do I email the log to the entire list?

No
Or can I shoot it to you?

Yes - or just paste it to fpaste.org and email the link
Thank you
James 

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Megginson [mailto:rmeggins@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 4:03 PM
To: Chavez, James R.
Cc: General discussion list for the Fedora Directory server project.
Subject: Re:  Proper way to generate a server
certificate.

Chavez, James R. wrote:

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.

Try running fedora-idm-console -D 9 -f console.log email me the
console.log also check the admin server error log -
/var/log/dirsrv/admin-serv/error

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?

Yes.

Do I need the CA certificate in order to properly use this server cert
that was generated?

Yes.

Thank you
James

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Megginson [mailto:rmeggins@xxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 3:21 PM
To: Chavez, James R.
Cc: General discussion list for the Fedora Directory server project.
Subject: Re:  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@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 1:48 PM
To: Chavez, James R.; General discussion list for the Fedora

Directory

server project.
Subject: Re:  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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