The system and software
requirements for using SSL under the Windows operating environment
are as follows:
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a computer that runs Windows 2000
(or later).
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depending on your configuration,
access to the Internet and a web browser such as Internet Explorer
or Mozilla Firefox.
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the TCP/IP communications access
method.
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Microsoft Certificate Services
add-on software.
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if you are using your own CA, the
Microsoft Certification Authority application (which is accessible
from your web browser).
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for
SAS/CONNECT, a client session
that runs on a computer that has a Trusted CA Certificate. This is
necessary in order for a
SAS/CONNECT client session to connect to
a
SAS/CONNECT server session via a Windows spawner using SSL encryption.
The Windows spawner
must run on a computer that has a Trusted CA Certificate and a Personal
Certificate.
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knowledge of your site's security
policy, practices, and technology. The properties of the digital certificates
that you request depend on the security policies that have been adopted
at your site.
There is a Microsoft
issue that needs attention before configuring ENCRYPTFIPS on Microsoft
Windows 2003 servers.
Services that run on a computer that uses Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 might not recognize Windows environment variable changes.
To resolve this issue, perform these steps:
Go to the Microsoft
support Website
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887693 to
find out how to resolve the Windows 2003 Server environment variable
issue.