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diff --git a/pki/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/PKCS10Client.java b/pki/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/PKCS10Client.java index 02d3cf80a..8c96b8e72 100644 --- a/pki/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/PKCS10Client.java +++ b/pki/base/java-tools/src/com/netscape/cmstools/PKCS10Client.java @@ -54,6 +54,22 @@ import org.mozilla.jss.pkix.crmf.*; import com.netscape.cmsutil.util.*; +/** + * Generates a 1024-bit RSA key pair in the security database, constructs a + * PKCS#10 certificate request with the public key, and outputs the request + * to a file. + * <p> + * PKCS #10 is a certification request syntax standard defined by RSA. A CA + * may support multiple types of certificate requests. The Certificate System + * CA supports KEYGEN, PKCS#10, CRMF, and CMC. + * <p> + * To get a certificate from the CA, the certificate request needs to be + * submitted to and approved by a CA agent. Once approved, a certificate is + * created for the request, and certificate attributes, such as extensions, + * are populated according to certificate profiles. + * <p> + * @version $Revision$, $Date$ + */ public class PKCS10Client { |