Novell I-Chain CSR Generation

Novell’s iChain platform addresses the demands of B2B systems in a way that greatly simplifies their deployment and usability, especially in a multivendor environment. Novell iChain 1.5 is an integrated solution designed to securely link all the disparate elements of your network into one secure infrastructure.

The iChain solution leverages Novell’s Internet Caching System (ICS) to secure access to company information and databases. On the back end, iChain leverages NDS eDirectory to serve as a single repository of users’ authentication information and access control privileges.

As a foundation for eBusiness solutions, iChain provides these core services:

• Installation services
• Proxy services
• Authentication services
• Authorization services
• Web Single Sign-On services
• Management services
• Community services

The iChain ICS component provides the installation, proxy, authentication, and authorization services. Web Single Sign-On services are provided through iChain ICS and the Authorization Server. The iChain Authorization Server also handles management services. Community services will be available through Novell Consulting.

CSR GENERATION STEPS:

1. Open the iChain Admin GUI and click on Home -> Certificate Maintenance.
2. Click on the Create button.
3. Select “Use External Certificate Authority.“
4. Enter the following details:
   • Certificate Name: A name to help you identify the certificate
   • Subject Name: The domain name
   • Organizational Unit: Your department
   • Organization: Your organization’s name
   • City, State, and Country: Usually the location of your organization’s main office.
5. Choose ‘RSA encryption with SHA-2 Hash‘ as the signature algorithm.
6. Select 2048 bits for your key size.
7. Choose to use an external certificate authority and fill out your company information.
8. Click OK, and then “Apply.”
9. After Applying, you can find the certificate listed under “Certificate Name.” The status will be “CSR in process.”
10. Click on “View CSR” and select the full content.
11. This will generate your new CSR. Copy and paste the new CSR, including the ‘Begin’ and ‘End’ lines.

Generate a CSR in previous versions of Novell IChain Web Server:

1. In your web browser, start the IChain Manager by typing http://yourIChain:1959/appliance/config.html.
2. Choose the Home-Certificate Maintenance tab, then click on Create.
3. Enter your DN information in the appropriate fields, and click OK.
4. Clicking Apply will then create your CSR.
5. Choose ‘View the CSR‘ to copy and paste the CSR (including the BEGIN and END tags) into the E-Tugra form.

We hope this article helped you with this easy process. If you cannot use these instructions, we recommend you contact either the vendor of your software or the hosting organization that supports it.