Enabling SSL between the SMTP server and client on the sender system

You must be connected to the sender system to perform this task.

  1. From your web browser, log on the IBM® Navigator for i at : http://your_system: 2001, then click the IBM i Tasks Page link on the welcome page.
  2. On the IBM i Tasks page, select Digital Certificate Manager and then click Select a Certificate Store.
  3. On the Select a Certificate Store page, select *SYSTEM and click Continue.
  4. On the Certificate Store and Password page, enter the password for your certificate store and click Continue.
    If you do not have a Client Certificate or want to create a Client Certificate, complete steps 5 through 7; otherwise, skip to step 8.
  5. On the Create Certificate page, select Server or client certificate and click Continue.
  6. On the Select a Certificate Authority (CA) page, select Local Certificate Authority (CA)and click Continue.
  7. On the Create Certificate page, specify the required fields for the certificate information and click Continue.
    The certificate is created.
  8. Expand Manage Applications > Update certificate assignment.
  9. On the Update Certificate Assignment page, select Client and click Continue.
  10. Select IBM i TCP/IP SMTP Client and click the Update Certificate Assignment button.