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Subject: [Ipcop-svn] SF.net SVN: ipcop:[3522]
From: eoberlander () users ! sourceforge ! net
Date: 2009-08-30 13:55:52
Message-ID: E1Mhksq-0000y2-QD () d5vjzd1 ! ch3 ! sourceforge ! com
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Revision: 3522
http://ipcop.svn.sourceforge.net/ipcop/?rev=3522&view=rev
Author: eoberlander
Date: 2009-08-30 13:55:52 +0000 (Sun, 30 Aug 2009)
Log Message:
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Update some text in Certificate section.
Modified Paths:
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IPCopDoc/trunk/en/admin/xml/vpns.xml
Modified: IPCopDoc/trunk/en/admin/xml/vpns.xml
===================================================================
--- IPCopDoc/trunk/en/admin/xml/vpns.xml 2009-08-30 10:06:08 UTC (rev 3521)
+++ IPCopDoc/trunk/en/admin/xml/vpns.xml 2009-08-30 13:55:52 UTC (rev 3522)
@@ -143,15 +143,16 @@
host name to avoid confusion.
For example, <userinput>ipcopca</userinput> for the CA and
<userinput>ipcop</userinput> for the hostname.
+ <!-- Is the above paragraph correct? eao -->
Then click on the
<guibutton>Generate Root/Host Certificates</guibutton>
button.
</para>
<para>
- The <guilabel>Generate Root/Host Certificates</guilabel>
- will appear.
- Fill out the form and both a X.509 root and host certificate will be
- generated.
+ The <guilabel>Generate Root/Host Certificates</guilabel>
+ will appear.
+ Fill out the form and both a X.509 root and host certificate will be
+ generated.
</para>
<para>
<figure id="v190.vpn.032">
@@ -171,73 +172,94 @@
</figure>
</para>
<formalpara>
- <title><guilabel>Organization Name</guilabel></title>
- <para>
- The organization name you want used in the certificate.
- For example, if your VPN is tying together schools in a school
- district, you may want to use something like
- <userinput>Some School District.</userinput>
- </para>
+ <title><guilabel>Organization Name</guilabel></title>
+ <para>
+ The organization name you want used in the certificate.
+ For example, if your VPN is tying together schools in a school
+ district, you may want to use something like
+ <userinput>Some School District.</userinput>
+ </para>
</formalpara>
<formalpara>
- <title><guilabel>IPCop's Hostname</guilabel></title>
- <para>
- This should be the fully qualified domain name of your IPCop.
- If you are using a
- <link linkend="services-dyndns">dynamic DNS service</link>,
- use it.
- </para>
+ <title><guilabel>IPCop's Hostname</guilabel></title>
+ <para>
+ This should be the fully qualified domain name of your IPCop.
+ If you are using a
+ <link linkend="services-dyndns">dynamic DNS service</link>,
+ use it.
+ </para>
</formalpara>
<formalpara>
- <title><guilabel>Your E-mail Address</guilabel></title>
- <para>
- Your E-mail address, so that folks can get hold of you.
- </para>
+ <title><guilabel>Your E-mail Address</guilabel> - optional</title>
+ <para>
+ Your E-mail address, so that folks can get hold of you.
+ </para>
</formalpara>
<para>
- The next three fields; department, city and state or province.
- You can leave them out if you wish.
+ The next three fields: department, city, and state or province are
+ optional. You can leave them out if you wish.
</para>
<formalpara>
- <title><guilabel>Your Department</guilabel> - optional</title>
- <para>
- This is the department or suborganization name.
- Continuing the school district example, this could be
- <userinput>My Elementary School</userinput>.
- </para>
+ <title><guilabel>Your Department</guilabel> - optional</title>
+ <para>
+ This is the department or suborganization name.
+ Continuing the school district example, this could be
+ <userinput>My Elementary School</userinput>.
+ </para>
</formalpara>
<formalpara>
- <title><guilabel>City</guilabel> - optional</title>
- <para>
- The city or mailing address for your machine.
- </para>
+ <title><guilabel>City</guilabel> - optional</title>
+ <para>
+ The city or mailing address for your machine.
+ </para>
</formalpara>
<formalpara>
- <title><guilabel>State or Province</guilabel> - optional</title>
- <para>
- The state or province associated with the mailing address.
- </para>
+ <title><guilabel>State or Province</guilabel> - optional</title>
+ <para>
+ The state or province associated with the mailing address.
+ </para>
</formalpara>
<formalpara>
- <title><guilabel>Country</guilabel></title>
- <para>
- This pull down selection menu contains every ISO recognized
- country name.
- Use it to select the country associated with the certificate.
- </para>
+ <title><guilabel>Country</guilabel></title>
+ <para>
+ This pull down selection menu contains every ISO recognized
+ country name.
+ Use it to select the country associated with the certificate.
+ </para>
</formalpara>
<formalpara>
- <title><guilabel>Subject Alt Name</guilabel></title>
- <para>
- Description required...
- </para>
+ <title><guilabel>Subject Alt Name</guilabel> - optional</title>
+ <para>
+ The subject alternative name extension allows additional
+ identities to be bound to the subject of the certificate.
+ Defined options include an Internet electronic mail address,
+ a DNS name, an IP address, and a uniform resource
+ identifier (URI).
+ </para>
</formalpara>
<para>
- After completing the form, click on the
- <guibutton>Generate Root/Host Certificates</guibutton>
- button to generate the certificates.
+ The SubjectAltName extension is defined in
+ <ulink url="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3280.txt">RFC 3280</ulink>,
+ section 4.2.1.7.
</para>
<para>
+ After completing the form, click on the
+ <guibutton>Generate Root/Host Certificates</guibutton>
+ button to generate the certificates.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If desired, you can generate several root and host certificates on a
+ single IPCop, and then export them to PKCS12 format files, encrypted
+ with a password.
+ You can then email them as attachments to your other sites.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Using the
+ <guibutton>Upload PKCS12 file</guibutton>
+ section of this web page, you can upload and decrypt the certificates
+ on a local IPCop machine.
+ </para>
+ <para>
<figure id="v190.vpn.033">
<title>Certificate Authorities window: with Certificates</title>
<mediaobject>
@@ -255,14 +277,8 @@
</figure>
</para>
<para>
- If desired, you can generate several root and host certificates on a
- single IPCop, and then export them to PKCS12 format files, encrypted
- with a password.
- You can then email them as attachments to your other sites.
- Using the
- <guilabel>Upload PKCS12 file</guilabel>
- portion of this web page, you can upload and decrypt the certificates
- on a local IPCop machine.
+ To view or download a Certificate, click on the appropriate icon
+ in the Action column.
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
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