Generating a Web or Device Certificate Using Entrust Enrollment Server for Web

These are the detailed steps to generate a certificate using Microsoft IIS and IBM HTTP Server.

Generate a Certificate for Microsoft IIS

1. Request a device certificate from your Registration Authority (RA or LRA) using a Sponsor Acknowledgement Agreement form

2. The RA will deliver activation codes (Reference Number and Authorization Code). These codes have a shelf life of 14 calendar days. If you fail to use them within that time frame, you will have to repeat the process.

3. Log into the Web Server and open the web configuration

4. Right-click Default Web Site and click Properties in the pop-up menu.

5. Click Directory Security in the dialog box that opens.

6. Under Secure Communications, click Server Certificate. The Web Server Certificate Wizard appears.

7. Click Next.

8. Click Create a new certificate and then click Next.

9. Ensure that Prepare request now, but send it later is selected and click Next.

10. Note: Use the web site name as the certificate DN or users connecting to your Web site will receive a warning stating the certificate name does not match the name of the Web server.

11. In the bit length list, select bit length of 2048 bits.

12. In the Common Name field, enter the reference number obtained for your certificate and click Next.

13. Ensure that the time zone is correct and click Next.

14. In the File name field, use the default, or enter a new path and file name for the file that will contain the Web server certificate request. Click Next.

15. The File Summary dialog box opens.

16. Click Next, Finish, and OK to generate the CSR.

17. Open the file. It should look similar to this:

-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

MIIBEzCBzgIBADB7MQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzETMBEGA1UECBMKQ2FsaWZvcm5p

YTEQMA4GA1UEBxMHT2FrbGFuZDEbMBkGA1UEChMSQzJOZXQgU29mdHdhcmUg

SW5jMRAwDgYDVQQLEwdUZXN0aW5nMRYwFAYDVQQDEw1nYWJiZXIuYzIubmV0

MEwwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADOwAwOAIxAJukoQhq4LanG2k+LnRTGJAcgv9L

JPsdfCsjqRs8ygoyaw4ucOEdx+WdnM0x36NcQIDAQABMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBB

AUAAzEABRLR6IkG70oNG1MnvuMDeWou4kIvc98ysjssCNKsDKsHAXBSEbfsI

Qs5JRNagVBW

-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

Copy the CSR to the clipboard, including the BEGIN and END lines.

18. Retrieve the certificate using Entrust Web Connector

Access Enrollment Server for Web

Click Web server

Enter the reference number and authorization code.

Paste the certificate request into the large text box.

In the Options field, choose the format "displayed as PEM encoding of certificate in raw DER"

Click Submit Request

Security Manager generates a certificate and sends it to Enrollment Server. Copy the entire certificate to the clipboard. Paste the certificate into a text file in the same directory as the private key and certificate request

19. Import the Web server certificate into Microsoft IIS

Open the Internet Services Manager (click Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Internet Service Manager).

In the tree view, right-click Default Web Site and click Properties in the pop-up menu. Click the Directory Security tab.

Under Secure Communications, click Server Certificate. The Web Server Certificate Wizard opens. Click Next.

Select Process the pending request and install the certificate and click Next.

Click Browse to find the file that contains the certificate and click Next.

Click Next and Finish.

Generating a Certificate for IBM HTTP Server

1. Request a device certificate from your Registration Authority (RA or LRA) using a Sponsor Acknowledgement Agreement form

2. The RA will deliver activation codes (Reference Number and Authorization Code)

3. Generate a certificate signed request (CSR) using openSSL. Enter the reference number when prompted for the CN.

openssl req -config openssl.cnf -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout key.pem -out request.pem

The certificate request will look similar to this:

-----BEGIN NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

MIIBEzCBzgIBADB7MQswCQYDVQQGEwJVUzETMBEGA1UECBMKQ2FsaWZvcm5p

YTEQMA4GA1UEBxMHT2FrbGFuZDEbMBkGA1UEChMSQzJOZXQgU29mdHdhcmUg

SW5jMRAwDgYDVQQLEwdUZXN0aW5nMRYwFAYDVQQDEw1nYWJiZXIuYzIubmV0

MEwwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADOwAwOAIxAJukoQhq4LanG2k+LnRTGJAcgv9L

JPsdfCsjqRs8ygoyaw4ucOEdx+WdnM0x36NcQIDAQABMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBB

AUAAzEABRLR6IkG70oNG1MnvuMDeWou4kIvc98ysjssCNKsDKsHAXBSEbfsI

Qs5JRNagVBW

-----END NEW CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

4. Obtain copies of the appropriate root and issuer certificates naming them root.cer and issuer.cer

5. Retrieve the certificate from Entrust using Entrust Web Connector

Access Enrollment Server for Web

Click Web server

Enter the reference number and authorization code.

Paste the certificate request into the large text box.

In the Options field, choose the format "displayed as PEM encoding of certificate in raw DER"

Click Submit Request

Security Manager generates a certificate and sends it to Enrollment Server. Copy the entire certificate to the clipboard. Paste the certificate into a text file in the same directory as the private key and certificate request

6. Combine the certificate and private key into a PKCS#12 file using openSSL.

openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey key.pem -in web_server.cer -out web_server.p12 -name cert_label

7. Create a CMS database from the PKCS#12 file using GSK:

gsk7cmd -keydb -convert -db web_server.p12 -old_format pkcs12 -new_format cms

gsk7cmd -keydb -stashpw -db web_server.kdb

8. Add the root CA to empty KDB file:

gsk7cmd -cert -add -file root.cer -db web_server.kdb -format ascii -label rootca -trust enable

9. Add the intermediate CA to KDB file:

gsk7cmd -cert -add -file issuer.cer -db web_server.kdb -format ascii -label issuer -trust enable

10. Edit the httpd.conf file. Find the appropriate stanza in the httpd.conf file. The SSLEnableCert parameter must match the label of the certificate in the KDB file.