Install the CA Certificate for the HTTPS Interface to Series 7 PowerPlay

If your environment includes IBM® Cognos® Series 7 PowerPlay® Enterprise Server and you are using the HTTPS (https://) interface to access Series 7 PowerPlay, you must install a certificate issued by a certificate authority (CA). The CA certificate is required for secure sockets layer (SSL) support.

Procedure

  1. Retrieve the CA certificate from your administrator.

    The file has a .cer extension.

  2. Double-click the .cer file, click Install Certificate, and then click Next.
  3. Click Place all certificates in the following store.
  4. Click Browse, click Trusted Root Certification Authorities, and then click Next.
  5. Click Finish.