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Digital Certificate Manager for i (DCM) - Frequently Asked Questions and Common Tasks

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Question

This document describes all the common tasks that are typically performed within Digital Certificate Manager for i.

Answer

NOTE: IBM Digital Certificate Manager for i is documented in the V7R5 IBM Documentation, but is applicable for V7R3 and later.
How do I backup/migrate/replicate my Digital Certificate Management for i (DCM) environment?
How Do I Access Digital Certificate Manager for i?
These are the direct URLs for DCM:
http://systemName:2001/dcm
https://systemName:2010/dcm
NOTE: If you are unable to access Digital Certificate Manager for i see the following documentation for troubleshooting:
For more information see the following:
How do I enable TLS for IBM Digital Certificate Manager for i?
How do I view certificates about to expire in DCM?
How do I create a *SYSTEM certificate store?
How do I create a Local Certificate Authority certificate store?
How do I renew a Local Certificate Authority certificate?
How do I create a TLS server certificate issued by a local Certificate Authority?
How do I renew a TLS server certificate issued by a local Certificate Authority?
How to create Certificate Signing Request by an Internet Certificate Authority?
How do I create a TLS server certificate issued by an Internet Certificate Authority?
How do I renew a certificate from an Internet Certificate Authority?
How do I import a third-party PKCS#12 TLS Certificate (files with .p12 or .pfx extension)?
How do I extract Certificate Authority certificates from a third-party TLS certificate?
How do I import a Certificate Authority certificate?
How do I import a Server/Client (aka Personal) certificate?
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6515666

How do I export a Local CA or the Server/Client Certificate? (Between LPARs)
How Do I Configure Telnet and the IBM i Host Servers for TLS?
How do I configure the HTTP ADMIN server for TLS?
How do I configure TLS for the new Navigator for i?
How do I disable TLS for the ADMIN servers?
How do I configure an HTTP server for TLS?
How do I configure the FTP server for TLS?
How do I configure the FTP client for TLS?

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673816594

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Modified date:
19 July 2025

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ibm16607872

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