Requesting a server certificate

 

To apply for a server certificate, use the DCM tool as follows:

  1. Access the DCM interface, as described in Accessing DCM.

  2. In the navigation panel, click Select a Certificate Store. The Select a Certificate Store page displays in the task frame.

  3. Select the Other System Certificate Store check box and click Continue. The Certificate Store and Password page displays.

  4. In the Certificate store path and filename field, type the IFS path and filename you set when Creating a new certificate store.

  5. Type a password in the Certificate Store Password field. Click Continue. The Current Certificate Store page displays in the task frame.

  6. In the navigation panel, click Create Certificate.

  7. In the task frame, select the Server or client certificate radio button and click Continue. The Select a Certificate Authority (CA) page displays in the task frame.

  8. If you have a local CA on your machine you choose either the local CA or a commercial CA to sign the certificate. Select the radio button for the CA you want and click Continue. The Create a Certificate page displays in the task frame.

  9. In the Certificate label field, type ibmwebspheremq followed by the name of your queue manager folded to lower case. For example, for QM1, ibmwebspheremqqm1

  10. Type a Common Name and Organization, and select a Country. For the remaining optional fields, type the values you require.

  11. If you selected a commercial CA to sign your certificate, DCM creates a certificate request in PEM (Privacy-Enhanced Mail) format. Forward the request to your chosen CA.

    If you selected the local CA to sign your certificate, DCM informs you that the certificate has been created in the certificate store and can be used.

 

Parent topic:

Obtaining server certificates


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