Course Prerequisites

Make sure you have the basic skills needed to complete this course.

If you've ever installed one of Netscape's servers you probably meet the prerequisites for this course.

If you don't have some degree of System Administration experience you may have trouble completing the installation and configuration modules, but you can still learn about encryption and digital certificates by going through the Background and Architecture modules.

Basic Knowledge Of The Target OS

You should be familiar with at least one of the target operating systems: either Solaris or Windows NT.

If you're taking this course on a Solaris system, you should already know how to perform tasks such as...

  • halting and rebooting the system
  • copying, moving, and deleting files and directories
  • editing configuration files using vi or TextEdit
  • entering basic Unix commands through a command window or shell

If you're taking this course on a Windows NT system, you should already know how to perform tasks such as...

  • shutting down and rebooting your system
  • copying, moving, and deleting files and folders
  • editing configuration files using Notepad or Wordpad
  • stopping and restarting services through the system control panel

Basic Web Skills

You should feel comfortable using a standard web browser such as Netscape's Navigator or Microsoft's Internet Explorer. You should already know how and when to use navigational mechanisms built into all browsers such as the Back button and the Go menu. You should know what a URL is and how to go to a specific web page given a particular web address.

Note that the Navigation Frame at the top of all pages in this course is designed for use with Netscape's Navigator (version 4.05 and beyond).


System Administration Experience

If you plan to install the CMS4 in a working environment you should have substantial prior experience doing system administration tasks such as installing software, adding new users, trouble-shooting errors, etc. On the other hand, if your primary expectation from this course is to get an overview of certificate services you'll only need the basic web skills described above.

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