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Certificate authorities and the certificates they issue
You can view all of the IBMR Lotus NotesR and Internet certificate authority (CA) certificates that you trust.

Choose File > Security > User Security (Macintosh OS X users: Lotus Notes > Security > User Security), and then clicking Identity of Others > Authorities. When you trust a CA certificate, you trust all certificates that the CA issues. When you trust a certificate, it usually means you have a cross certificate for it in your Contacts.

In the "Certificates Authorities and the Certificates They Issue" dialog box, choose any of the following certificate views from the Certificates drop-down list to see CA certificates found in your Contacts or in the IBM LotusR DominoR Directory.


Certificate views
Types of certificate authority certificates to viewExplanation of view type
Trusted NotesR
    • Notes certificates for an organizational unit certificate authority in the same hierarchy as your Notes certificate authority, for example /ABC/ACME.
    • Your Notes certificate authority certificate itself, for example /ACME.
    • Notes certificates that you trust because you have a valid cross certificate (in some cases, you may not be storing the Notes certificate in your Personal Address Book for which you have a valid cross certificate).
Trusted InternetInternet certificates that you trust because you have a valid cross certificate (in some cases, you may not be storing the Internet certificate in your Personal Address Book for which you have a valid cross certificate).
All NotesAll trusted Notes certificates and Notes certificates that are not trusted because there are no corresponding cross certificates.
All InternetAll trusted Internet certificates and Internet certificates that are not trusted because there are no corresponding Internet cross certificates.
Notes Root AuthoritiesThe root of the Notes certificate chain. For example, /ACME is a root.
Internet Root AuthoritiesThe root of the Internet certificate chain -- the CA for an organization. For example, O=ACME is a root.
Notes Intermediate AuthoritiesAny Notes CA that is not a root. The CA is part of a larger hierarchy. The intermediate CA's certificate is issued by a higher level CA. For example, /123/ACME is an intermediate CA certificate of the root /ACME.
Internet Intermediate AuthoritiesAny Internet CA that is not a root -- the CA for an organizational unit. The CA is part of a larger hierarchy. The intermediate CA's certificate is issued by a higher level CA. For example, OU=123/O=ACME is an intermediate CA certificate of the root O=ACME.
All (default)All Notes and Internet CA certificates.

Trust for a certificate authority

For any CA listed, you may see any of the following under the Trust column:


"Issued Certificates Trusted For Names"

For any CA listed, you may see any of the following under the "Issued Certificates Trusted for Names" column:


Advanced options and deleting certificates

For more details about individual CAs, select the CA and click the "Certificate Details" button.

For more information about the specific trust you have for individual CAs, select the CA and click the "Trust Details" button.

If you are viewing certificates for authorities, you also have the following options:



Related topics
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