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Environment from the Molecular Level
A NERC eScience testbed project |
Sections of this website, notably the wiki require that the user have a valid e-Science certificate before they can be accessed. Not only must the user have this certificate, but they must also inform the site administrator (Richard Bruin) of their distinguished name (DN) before they can be given access to the protected pages.
Below are instructions on all stages of certificate request, importing and conversion so that the DN can be extracted before sending to the site admininstrator. These instructions apply to linux / unix but should be very similar to those for Windows and Mac. If you have any comments or questions about the installation process please contact Richard.
To request an e-Science certificate connect to http://ca.grid-support.ac.uk and request a certificate as per the instructions on the site. (Note, you will need a personal certificate)
To receive your certificate you will need to be using Netscape 4.79. Once the certificate has been downloaded however, it can be exported from the browser and used within other browsers. To export it, follow these steps:
The instructions for importing your certificate into your day-to-day browser vary from browser to browser. The following instructions apply to mozilla:
Unfortunately, before you can use your e-Science certificate to access the wiki, the wiki admin (Richard) needs to know your DN as specified within the certificate. This is to ensure that only e-Minerals project members may access the site, rather than just all e-Science certificate holders. The following instructions specify how to process the certificate to generate your private key and to retrieve your DN. Again, these instructions apply to linux and may vary for other operating systems, please get in touch if you require any assistance.
openssl pkcs12 -in mykey.p12 -clcerts -nokeys -out usercert.pemwhere mykey.p12 is replaced by the name of your certificate, as saved previously.
openssl pkcs12 -in mykey.p12 -nocerts -out userkey.pemwhere, again, mykey.p12 is replaced by the name of your certificate, as saved previously.
By following the above instructions, access to the e-Minerals wiki will be made available. Please close this window to return to www.emineral.org