Getting the security certificate from the Dashboard Application Services Hub server

The first step in enabling MDE security is to download the security certificate from the Dashboard Application Services Hub server.

Procedure

  1. Log on to Dashboard Application Services Hub.
    Typically:
    • Username: smadmin
    • Password: smadmin1
  2. In the left (navigation) pane, click Setting > WebSphere Administrative Console.
    It opens the Websphere Administration Console
  3. Click Launch Websphere administrative console.
  4. Click Security > SSL certificate and key management.
  5. Click Manage endpoint security configurations under the heading Configuration settings.
    Local Topology tab is displayed.
  6. Under the Local Topology tab, click Inbound > JazzSMNode01Cell > nodes > JazzSMNode01(NodeDefaultSSLSettings).
    This is the JazzSMNode01 view.
  7. In the JazzSMNode01 view, click the Manage certificates.
    Personal certificates view is displayed.
  8. Select the default check box from the table shown.
  9. Click extract.
    Extract certificate view is displayed.
  10. In the Configuration tab, under the heading General Properties, in the Certificate file name field, add the local file system path and name where the certificate must be downloaded.
    For example, NT C:\temp\mdeCert.cer
  11. Click Apply.
  12. Verify on the file system that the file C:\temp\mdeCert.cer is created.