Configuring SSL between CICS TG and CICS (SC07)

This scenario shows you how to configure SSL security on an IPIC connection.

Note: This scenario uses CICS® Transaction Gateway running in local mode on IBM® WebSphere® Application Server 8.0 and CICS Transaction Server 5.3. You can run this scenario with other versions, but the illustrations and samples might vary. For the minimum requirements, see Prerequisites.
Figure 1. Topology used in scenario SC07
In this topology, CICS Transaction Gateway is running in local mode on the IBM WebSphere Application Server client machine. The connection is configured with SSL over IPIC.

Follow the instructions in this scenario using these values:

Component Parameter Where set Example value
CICS server user ID   CTGUSER
CICS server CA certificate name RACDCERT command CTG CA CERT
CICS server personal certificate name RACDCERT command CTG PERSONAL CERT
CICS server keyring name RACDCERT command CICSSERVERKEYRING
CICS server personal certificate file name RACDCERT command CTGUSER.PERSONAL.CERT
CICS server TCPIPService TCPIPService definition SSL51190
CICS server port TCPIPService definition 51190
Java™ client personal certificate file name iKeyman personalcert.arm
Java client keyring file name iKeyman ctgclientkeyring.jks
Java client keyring password iKeyman MyPassword
Java client CTG_APPLID IBM WebSphere Application Server SSLAH