To see all help, go to the Help Index.
This is the main page of the wizard. Having set up correctly (ticks in all the boxes on the left-hand side) you can use the wizard's functions. There are three panels you can choose from:
This panel deals with the MyProxy server.
Upload: Using your certificate, create new credentials for storing on the MyProxy server (chosen on the MyProxy Page. There are various settings you can customise.
To upload, you need to provide the private key password, set earlier, plus a 'MyProxy' name and password to protect the credentials on the server. Remember these, as if you forget you cannot get access to the stored credentials. Keep them safe, as anyone with the username and password can retrieve the credentials and use resources in your name.
The checkbox labelled 'Advanced Options' allows you to specify a few other items. In general, you should know why you are using these options before you do - if you don't understand them, they can safely be ignored.
Download: if you have stored credentials, you can retrieve them using the MyProxy name and password you set when uploading. You can specify how long the credentials will last for as you download them. When uploading, you will have set a maximum lifetime - your chosen lifetime on downloading cannot exceed this.
Check: enter your private key password and the MyProxy name to retrieve information about a proxy stored on the MyProxy server.
Destroy: this removes a given proxy from the MyProxy server.
Note: To remove or check for proxies, you use your private key password and not the MyProxy password set when uploading.
Local credentials are similar to remote credentials stored on a MyProxy server. If you are using the computer that your actual certificate is stored on, you don't need to use a server. However, you might want to run a process which requires authentication while you are not there.
You can use local credentials for this authentication.
By default, they are stored in $HOME\Local Settings\Temp\x509up_u_USERNAME
.
If you download a proxy from a MyProxy server, it will be an equivalent
file stored in the same place.
Create: You are given the choice of GT2, GT3 and GT4 compliant proxy types. To add VOs of which you're a member, click the check box. Note: in the box titled 'Grid Proxy Init' you're asked for a password. This is your 'private key password' - the one your private key is protected by.
Information: this gives information about the current local credentials, if they exist.
Destroy: this destroys the current local proxy.
Certificate Info: click to see the information available about your certificate. This is information about the actual certificate you have been issued with and not a proxy.
Change Password: this changes the password for the .pem private key. By default, when created it receives the same password as the .pfx file it was extracted from. This is also known as the certificate password, and is separate from the MyProxy password, which you use to protect a proxy stored on the MyProxy server.