Chapter 5: installation and deployment – Apple Mac OS X Server (Version 10.6 Snow Leopard) User Manual
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Contents
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59 About Certificates, SSL, and Public Key Infrastructure
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About Certificate Authorities (CAs)
About Self-Signed Certificates
62 Certificate Manager in Server Admin
64 Readying Certificates
65
Creating a Self-Signed Certificate
Requesting a Certificate from a Certificate Authority
Creating a Certificate Authority
Using a CA to Create a Certificate for Someone Else
Importing a Certificate Identity
Distributing a CA Public Certificate to Clients
Renewing an Expiring Certificate
Replacing an Existing Certificate
71 Using Certificates
72 SSH and SSH Keys
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74 Administration Level Security
74 Setting Administration Level Privileges
75 Service Level Security
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76 Security Best Practices
77 Password Guidelines
78 Creating Complex Passwords
Chapter 5: Installation and Deployment
79 Installation Overview
81 System Requirements for Installing Mac OS X Server
81 Hardware-Specific Instructions for Installing Mac OS X Server
81 Gathering the Information You Need
82 Setting Up Network Services
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Connecting to the Directory During Installation
82 About the Server Install Disc
83 Preparing an Administrator Computer