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WebSphere Application Server does not send the full chain to clients

Troubleshooting


Problem

This issue can be seen in a number of ways. For example, a client (browser) warns of expired certificate for a valid CA certificate when using embedded Web server in IBM WebSphere Application Server.

Symptom

The warning will appear as the following in Internet Explorer:

The security certificate has expired or is not yet valid

This might also appear as the following:

Unable to verify the identity of - as a trusted site.

In some versions of Firefox, other types of clients can experience this problem also.

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Document Information

Modified date:
03 March 2025

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