Subject Name
This field displays the subject name within the Server Certificate object's trusted root certificate.
Issuer Name
This field displays the complete name of the issuer of the trusted root certificate.
Effective Date
This field displays the time and date when the Server Certificate object's trusted root certificate becomes valid. The date is displayed in a locale-specific format. The time is displayed in a 24-hour clock format.
Expiration Date
This field displays the date and time when the Server Certificate object's trusted root certificate becomes invalid.
Certificate Status
This field initially displays Click Validate... as the status for each certificate. To determine the certificate's status, click Validate.
Replace
This button allows you to replace the contents of this Server Certificate by either reading in new content from a PKCS12 (PFX) file or pasting the content into the dialog box. You might use this option if your Server Certificate has expired.
Details
This button provides additional details about the Server Certificate object's public key certificate, including information regarding the public key, the X.509 certificate, and extensions, including Novell® security attributes.
Export
This button opens a new dialog box that allows you to export the trusted root certificate in DER or Base64 format, or the trusted root certificate, certificate chain, and private key in PKCS #12 (PFX) format.
Validate
Clicking this button starts a validation test on the certificate that checks to see if the certificate, and all certificates in its certificate chain, are valid. The validation test reports the status and a reason, if applicable. The status then appears in the Status field.
The validation test can return one of two values:
To see a list of reasons why a certificate may be invalid, click here.
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