Add certificates to the WebSphere trust store 

Import a self-signed IBM HTTP Server certificate into the default trust store of IBM WAS.


Before starting


Before you complete this procedure, ensure that IBM HTTP Server is configured to support SSL. For more information, see the Configure IBM HTTP Server for SSL topic.
This topic describes the procedure to configure certificates in a deployment with one webserver.


About this task


To establish trusted server to server communication for IBM Connections, import signer certificates from IBM HTTP Server into the WAS default trust store.

There are different types of certificates that you can use. This procedure describes how to import a self-signed certificate. You can also import a certificate that you purchased from a third-party Certificate Authority. To help decide a key file strategy for your environment, go the IBM HTTP Server information center.

To import a public certificate from IBM HTTP Server to the default trust store in IBM WAS...


Procedure

  1. Log into the IBM WAS admin console and select Security -> SSL Certificate and key management -> Key stores and certificates.

  2. Click CellDefaultTrustStore.

  3. Click Signer Certificates.

  4. Click Retrieve from port.

  5. Enter the Host name, SSL Port, and Alias of the webserver.

  6. Click Retrieve Signer Information and then click OK. The root certificate is added to the list of signer certificates.

Results


If your configuration changes aren't successful, ensure that you have applied the instructions to configure a default personal certificate.



What to do next


Verify that users can create a private community and add other widgets, such as Activities, Blogs, Dogear, and so on, to it. Ensure that there are no errors when these widgets are added. If problems are reported, consult the Communities SystemOut.log file.

The proxy-config.tpl file allows a proxy to work with self-signed certificates. This is true for an out-of-the-box deployment but for improved security you should set the value of the unsigned_ssl_certificate_support property to false when your deployment is ready for production. Ensure that you are ready to renew your certificate before it expires. WAS provides a utility for monitoring certificates. For more information, go to the Configure certificate expiration monitoring topic in the WAS information center.


Parent topic

Configure IBM HTTP Server
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