Setting up IBM i to use SSL
To set up your system to use SSL with IBM® Toolbox for Java™, complete the following steps.
Getting and configuring server certificates
Before you get and configure your server certificate, you need to install the following products:
- IBM HTTP Server (5770-DG1) licensed program
- Base operating system option 34 (Digital Certificate Manager)
The process you follow to get and configure your server certificate depends on the kind of certificate you use:
- If you get a certificate from a trusted authority (such as VeriSign, Inc., or RSA Data Security, Inc.), install the certificate on the system then apply it to the host servers.
- If you choose not
to use a certificate from a trusted authority,
you can build your own certificate to be used on the system. Build
the certificate by using Digital
Certificate Manager:
- Create the certificate authority on the system. See the Information Center topic Acting as your own CA.
- Create a system certificate from the certificate authority that you created.
- Assign which host servers will use the system certificate that you created.