4.1 Submitting a Certificate Signing Request

You need to provide a client CSR that your Messenger system can use to communicate with the NPNS service. You can obtain this client CSR either by creating it yourself (by using tools such as OpenSSL) and importing it, or Micro Focus can create one for you.

  • Sign in to the Micro Focus Portal by using your Micro Focus customer account user name and password.

  • (Recommended) Import a CSR.

    • From an OS X or Linux command prompt, run the following command:

      openssl req -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout novell.key -out novell.csr

    • Click Import a CSR.

    • Copy the contents of the novell.csr file into the CSR field.

    • Click Validate.

    • Continue with Installing the Signed Certificate into Your Messenger System.

  • If you don’t have a CSR, Micro Focus can create one for you.

    IMPORTANT:Using this method requires that Micro Focus generates the private key and sends it to you across the wire. This is a potential security vulnerability.

    However, the following points are important to understand:

    • Micro Focus does not store the private key.

    • The private key that Micro Focus sends is SSL-encrypted.

    • The private key can only be used to access the NPNS server; it cannot be used to access your Messenger system.

    • Click Create a key and certificate.

    • Specify your user information, and then click Generate.

      The private key, signed certificate, and root certificate are available to be downloaded from the Micro Focus Portal.

    • Download the private key, signed certificate, and root certificate by clicking Download private key and certificates. You will need these files when you install the signed certificate into the Messenger system.

      The key length encryption is 2048.

    • Continue with Installing the Signed Certificate into Your Messenger System.