Establishing trust settings

Installed CA certificates are set to trusted by default. You can change the trust setting if needed.

To change the trust setting, do the following steps:

  1. Unless you are already using Key Manager, start the tool by typing:
    # certmgr
  2. From the main screen, select Open from the Key Database File list.
  3. Highlight the key database file in which you want to change the default digital certificate and click Open.
  4. Enter the password and click OK. After your password is accepted, you are returned to the IBM® Key Management screen. The title bar shows the name of the key database file you selected, indicating that the file is now open.
  5. Select Signer Certificates from the Personal/Signer Certificates list.
  6. Highlight the certificate you want to change and click View/Edit, or double-click on the entry. The Key Information screen is displayed for the certificate entry.
  7. To make this certificate a trusted root certificate, select the check box next to Set the certificate as a trusted root and click OK. If the certificate is not trusted, clear the check box instead and click OK.
  8. Click OK from the Signer Certificates screen. You are returned to the IBM Key Management screen. You can either perform other tasks or exit the tool.