Using NIM to install clients configured with SSL authentication using SMIT

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Follow this procedure for using NIM to install clients configured with SSL authentication using SMIT.

To configure the NIM environment for SSL authentication, complete the following steps:
  1. Type the fast path smitty nim_ssl on the NIM master.
  2. Select enabled as the option for Enabling Cryptographic Authentication.
  3. If OpenSSL is not installed on the client, select yes as the option for Installing Secure Socket Layer Software.
  4. If OpenSSL is selected for installation, specify the absolute path for the installp package or select the lpp_source resource that contains the OpenSSL installp package.