Novell® Certificate Server™ Library for C Version 2 (NPKI) furnishes you with a directory-centered, public key infrastructure (PKI) to create, manage, and access X.509 certificates. This API is delivered entirely in the C programming language to provide broad cross-platform support for all platforms that support Novell eDirectory™, including Solaris*, Linux*, and Windows* NT*/2000/XP, NetWare™ and AIX*.
For more specific information about this API and how it relates to other Novell Certificate Server APIs, see Novell Certificate Server APIs — Overview.
This guide contains the following sections:
For more comprehensive background information about setting up, managing, and troubleshooting this service, see the Novell Certificate Server Administration Guide.
The new Certificate Server functionality runs only on the same platforms as eDirectory 8.7 (see Novell eDirectory 8.7 System Requirements
For Certificate Server source code projects, visit Forge Project: Novell Certificate Server Libraries for C and Forge Project: Novell Certificate Server Classes for Java.
For Certificate Server sample code, see Novell Forge Files Novell Certificate Server Libraries for C.
NOTE:Because Certificate Server for Java is an Early Access API, there currently is no developer support forum for this component.
For the most recent version of this guide, see Novell Certificate Server Libraries for C.
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