First, open a terminal window alongside Netscape. Change your
directory to the server root:
root# cd
Next, you must run the key file generation program. It is in the
bin
directory of your server root:
root# bin/httpd/admin/bin/sec-key
You will be asked to type a location for the new key pair file. Usually,
the key pair file is stored in the server root, under the directory
/config
, with the name ServerKey.db
.
On your server, it would be in the directory
/config/ServerKey.db
Next, you will be presented with a screen which has a progress meter.
You should type keys (randomly) until the progress meter is full. The time
between each of your keystrokes will be used to create a seed. The seed
will be used to create a key pair file.
Finally, type in a password which will be used to protect your key pair and
restart your
Netscape Personal Server . Any time secure servers are restarted this password is
required so that it can decrypt the key file and extract the public and private
keys.
This password must not be forgotten.
If the password must be recorded, then the physical
security of the recording is your responsibility.
Because of the importance of this password, you need to enter it twice to
make sure there are no typing errors. The password must be 8 characters in
length. It is required that the password have at least one non-alphabetical
character (a number or punctuation) somewhere in the middle. The password
should not be a real word and should not exist in any dictionary of any
language.