Obtaining a Security Certificate from a Certificate Authority

If you are using Entrust, you obtain an Entrust certificate from the system administrator. These instructions apply to other security providers.

1. Click Tools, then click Options.

2. Double-click Certificates.

3. Click Get Certificate.

   Your Web browser will launch and display the Novell^® GroupWise Web page, which contains a list of Certificate Authorities. This is only a partial list; GroupWise supports a wide variety of Certificate Authorities.

4. Select the Certificate Authority you want to use, then follow the instructions on the Web site.

5. If you used Internet Explorer to obtain the certificate, the certificate is available in GroupWise. If you used Netscape to obtain the certificate, you need to export or back up the certificate from Netscape* (see the Netscape documentation for how to do this), then import the certificate to GroupWise. For more information, see Importing or Exporting Security Certificates.

6. In GroupWise, click Tools, click Options, double-click Security, then click the Send Options tab.

7. Select Microsoft Base Cryptographic Provider or Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider from the Name drop-down list under Select a Security Service Provider.

   Select the appropriate security service provider based on the encryption strength of the certificate you are using. The encryption strength of a certificate depends on the encryption strength of the browser used to obtain the certificate. For example, if you have Internet Explorer with 128-bit encryption installed, the encryption is high, and will only work with Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider.

8. Click OK.

9. Double-click Certificates, click the certificate you want to use, then click Set as Default.

10. Click OK, then click Close.