Configuring HTTPS on a REST client connection

Follow these steps to configure HTTPS on a REST client connection to a HTTP endpoint.

1. Edit the z/OS® Connect Server configuration file to define an SSL element or SSLDefault element.
2. Add an sslCertsRef attribute to the zosconnect_zosConnectServiceRestClientConnection element to reference the SSL element.
   For example:

   
       <featureManager>
           <feature>zosconnect:zosconnect-2.0</feature>
       </featureManager>
   
       <!-- Define the SSL configuration. -->
       <ssl id="defaultSSLConfig" keyStoreRef="defaultKeyStore" trustStoreRef="defaultTrustStore" />
   
       <!-- Define a keystore. Contains the IBM z/OS Connect Server's personal certificate to be sent on SSL handshake. -->  
       <keyStore id="defaultKeyStore" password="mypassword" location="${server.config.dir}/resources/security/serverKey.p12" />
   
       <!-- Define a truststore. Contains the trusted certificate expected to be sent from Db2 on the SSL handshake. -->   
       <keyStore id="defaultTrustStore" password="mypassword" location="${server.config.dir}/resources/security/serverTrust.p12"/>
   
       <!-- Define the connection to the REST API -->  
       <zosconnect_zosConnectServiceRestClientConnection id="restConn" sslCertsRef="defaultSSLConfig"
               host="example.com" port="8080" />