NESCM has the following software requirements:
eDirectory 8.8 SP7 or later on one of the following platforms:
Windows Server 2003 SP1 (32-bit) or later
Windows 2008 (32-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 (32‑bit or 64‑bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 (32‑bit or 64‑bit)
Red Hat Advanced Server 4.0 Server (32‑bit or 64‑bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 (32‑bit or 64‑bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 (32‑bit or 64‑bit)
Solaris 10 on Sun SPARC (32-bit)
Any one of the following workstations is required:
Novell Client 2 SP4 for Windows 10 (IR4) or later installed on Windows 10 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Novell Client 2 SP4 for Windows 8.1 (IR4) or later installed on Windows 8.1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Novell Client 2 SP3 for Windows 7 (IR4) or later installed on Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Novell Client 2 SP3 for Windows 8 (IR4) or later installed on Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit)
Novell Client 2 SP3 for Windows Server 2008 R2 (IR4) on Windows Server 2008 R2
Novell Client 2 SP3 for Windows Server 2012 (IR4) on Windows Server 2012
iManager version 2.7 SP7 with NMAS plug-in version 8.880.20130826
The NESCM iManager plug‑in can query certificate information directly from smart cards. This functionality is supported on Windows with the following browsers:
Internet Explorer 8 and 9
NOTE:Before installing the NESCM card reader plug-in for Internet Explorer, you must install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86), which you can download from the Microsoft Download Site.
Mozilla Firefox 23, 22, 21, 8.x.x/7.x.x/6.x.x/5.x.x/4.x.x
Firefox 4.0 and later accept SSL certificates signed by a Certificate Authority that are natively trusted by Mozilla Firefox for plug-in installation. To install the NESCM plug-in over an SSL connection, set extensions.install.requireBuiltInCerts to false in the Firefox configuration.
Launch Mozilla Firefox and type about:config in the address bar of the browser window.
Select extensions.install.requireBuiltInCerts in the configuration page that is displayed, right-click, and select Toggle. The value is set to false.
Install the NESCM card reader plug-in for Firefox.
If extensions.install.requireBuiltInCerts is not already available, create a new one:
Launch Mozilla Firefox and type about:config in the address bar of the browser window.
In the configuration page that is displayed, right-click, select New > Boolean, then specify the new preference name as extensions.install.requireBuiltInCerts in the dialog box, and set this option to false.
Install the NESCM card reader plug-in for Mozilla Firefox.
A smart card reader and an appropriate smart card middleware must be installed and configured on the workstation. NESCM works with most Windows compliant PC/SC middleware. It has been tested with the following applications:
Table 2-1 Middleware, Smart Card Readers, and Smart Cards
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Middleware |
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Smart Card Readers |
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Smart Cards |
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