SECURITY

Adding a certifier to the CA process
When you create a certifier specifically for the CA process, you must make sure that the CA process task is running on the server. To manage the CA process, you use Tell commands at the server console.

To add a certifier to the CA process

1. Make sure that you have already migrated or created a certifier.

2. If this is the first certifier you are setting up to use the CA process, or if the CA process is not already running, at the server console enter:


3. If the CA process task is already running, it automatically adds newly-created certifiers when it refreshes, which takes place every 12 hours. However, the time period in which the Administration Requests database processes CA requests will vary. If you want to hasten the process, at the console enter:
Note To load the CA task automatically, add the parameter ca to the Server setting in the NOTES.INI file.

For more information on using CA server commands, see the topic Certificate Authority process tell commands.

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