First locate the key container whose public
and/or public key will be used in the digital certificate. Highlight and
expand the service provider that contains the key container. If key
containers do exist in the service provider, the branch "Key Containers" is
displayed.
Highlight and expand the branch "Key Containers" to list all the
key containers in the service provider database.
In the list, highlight the name of the key container
whose public and/or public key will be embedded in the test certificate, and then right click to display a popup
menu. Scroll down and select Create Test Certificate from
the popup menu.
The following dialog box is displayed:
Fill in the information for the following entries in the dialog
box:
Certificate File Name.
Enter the name of the
physical file of the certificate. The full path and name must be entered to
specify where the certificate will be stored.
To browse the folder where the file will be store,
click the browse button (...) shown next to the edit
box.
Subject Name. Enter the subject name of the
certificate. This is a name that will
identify the certificate and should be unique within
the context of the issuing entity.
Issuer Name. Enter the issuer name of the
certificate. This is the subject name of
the issuer that will be used to sign the new test
certificate. The corresponding private key of
the issuer certificate will be used to sign the new test certificate. For a self-signed
certificate, the issuer name is the same name as the subject name.
Public Key Type. Select the public key that will be
stored in the test certificate from one of the following public/private key
pair:
Key Exchange.
Digital Signature.
Valid From. Enter the
starting date when the test certificate will be
valid.
Valid To. Enter the
ending date when the test certificate will be valid.
Signature Algorithm.
Enter the signature algorithm of the test
certificate.
Key container information for public/private
key information:
Service Provider.
Cryptographic Service Provider that holds the key
container database.
Key Container. Name
of the key container whose public key will be added
to the test certificate.
Press OK to save the entries and
create the test certificate.
