Ensure a secure communication between AccessAgent and the IMS Server by configuring the IBM® HTTP Server to forward connection requests over a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
By default, SSL communication is disabled on the IBM HTTP Server. Enable the SSL directives to encrypt traffic coming to and from the IBM HTTP Server.
To enable SSL, you must add the SSL Apache directive to the httpd.conf file. If you have multiple web servers, enable the SSL for every web server.
You can enable the SSL directives in the administrative console. Do this task before you install IMS Server on the WebSphere® Application Server.
See the IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On Installation Guide for the procedures.
The WebSphere Application Server SSL certificate has a default key size of 1024 bits. You can recreate the certificate size to 2048 bits for increased security.
Recreating the SSL certificate is an optional task and is applicable only for new installations of the IMS Server. If you must upgrade the default SSL certificate for IBM HTTP Server to 2048 bits, you must complete this task before you install the IMS Server.
If you are using multiple web servers, perform the steps on additional CMSKeyStores in the administrative console.
See the IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On Installation Guide for the procedures.