The Novell® Public Key Infrastructure Toolbox (NPKIT) API furnishes you with non-directory-centered, public key infrastructure (PKI) services to 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 AIX*), without requiring eDirectory™.
This API will help you use this functionality to further enhance or customize your security solutions without re-writing your own technology. For information about the PKI APIs and how they work together, see NDK: Novell Certificate Server APIs --- Overview.
This guide provides the following topics:
This guide is intended for Novell Certificate Servers experienced in both the C and Java programming languages..
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