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Requesting a Host certificate

These instructions were taken from and email from Dr. Scott Koranda and some instructions are specific to Lobizon.

 
1) Log into lobizon.utb.edu as root
2) make sure that the GLOBUS_LOCATION environment variable is defined
 and properly points to your Globus installation. If you installed

 Globus via the VDT then most likely GLOBUS_LOCATION should be /vdt.
 

 3) download the following two files (plain text) and put them in the

 directory /etc/grid-security/certificates/
 

 The permissions should be 644 and they should be owned by root and in

 group root.
 

 http://www.lsc-group.phys.uwm.edu/~skoranda/Download/9d8753eb.0
 

http://www.lsc-group.phys.uwm.edu/~skoranda/Download/9d8753eb.signing_policy
 

 4) Run the following bash script as root
 

 #!/bin/bash

 ${GLOBUS_LOCATION}/setup/globus/setup-gsi << EOF

 y

 1

 ou=People,o=doesciencegrid.org

 2

 ou=Services,o=doesciencegrid.org

 q

 EOF
 
 

 5) Look for files

  /etc/grid-security/hostcert.pem

 /etc/grid-security/hostkey.pem
 
 

 If they exist rename to something else.
 

 6) Then as root run
 

 ${GLOBUS_LOCATION}/bin/grid-cert-request -host lobizon.utb.edu

 -cert /etc/grid-security/hostcert.pem -key

 /etc/grid-security/hostkey.pem -req /etc/grid-security/hostcertreq.pem

 -nopw
 

 7) browse to https://pki1.doesciencegrid.org/ and click on the

 "Enrollment" tab if it is not the frame that is visable by default
 

 8) On the left-hand side click on "Grid or SSL server"
 

 9) run
 

 cat /etc/grid-security/hostcertreq.pem
 

 At the bottom of the output you should see something like the

 following:
 

 -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

 MIIBwjCCASsCAQAwgYExDTALBgNVBAoTBEdyaWQxDzANBgNVBAoTBkdsb2J

------- this is a long paragraph of encripted  information --------
eUlkIledSIErw2N3wxgcpwqL8EtYQg==
 -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

 

 Carefully copy and paste everything including the "BEGIN" and "END"

 lines into the first box in the web page. The box is labeled "PKCS #10

 Request"
 

 10) Enter your name, email, and phone number where requested
 

 11) In the "Additional Comments" box enter something like this:
 

 This is a request for a host certificate. We are part of the iVDGL

 collaboration and part of the LIGO/LSC testbed. The sponsor is

 Scott Koranda.
 

 12) Then click submit and you are done.
 

 Dr. Koranda will send and email once he approves and signs it

 


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