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Import the Connections certificate for the browser

Import the security certificate for Connections to avoid warnings from the browser.

To view bookmark and activity icons, import a security certificate. If we do not, the browser will put up security alerts when it displays IBM Connections icons. Additionally, the Activity Stream portlet will not work correctly if you do not import the certificate. You will be prompted with an error message to access Connections and install the security certificate if it is not detected.

Follow the steps for the browser we are using.

  1. To install a certificate for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.x:

    1. Open the Internet Explorer browser and navigate to your Connections Server over https. For example:

        https://connections.acme.com:9443/activities

    2. Click the Certificate icon.

    3. Click Install Certificate.

    4. Follow the steps in the Install Certificate wizard. Keep the default settings and respond "Yes" to the security warning.

    5. Following the installation, log on to the IBM WebSphere Portal server running the Connections portlets and verify you do not get the security warning when we use the Activities, Bookmarks, or Activity Stream portlets.

  2. To install a certificate for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 7.x and later:

    1. Open the Internet Explorer browser and navigate to your Connections Server over https. For example:

        https://connections.acme.com:9443/activities

    2. Click the Certificate Error dropdown.

    3. Click View Certificates.

    4. Click Install Certificate.

    5. Follow the steps in the Install Certificate wizard. Keep the default settings and ignore any security warning.

    6. Following the installation, log on to the IBM WebSphere Portal server running the Connections portlets and verify you do not get the security warning when we use the Activities, Bookmarks, or Activity Stream portlets.

  3. To install a certificate for Firefox Mozilla version 3x and later:

    1. Open Firefox Mozilla browser and navigate to the Connections Server over https. For example:

        https://connections.acme.com:9443/activities

      You will be prompted with a security warning.

    2. Click the Or we can add an Exception link on the security dialog box.

    3. Click Add Exception.

    4. Click Get Certificate.

    5. Follow the steps in the Install Certificate wizard.

    6. Following the installation, log on to the IBM WebSphere Portal server running the Connections portlets and verify you do not get the security warning when we use the Activities, Bookmarks, or Activity Stream portlets.


Parent topic:
Use the Connections Portlets for WebSphere Portal