Setting up certificate authority with Digital Certificate Manager

Before setting up a certificate authority (CA), the administrator for the branch office needs to ensure that several planning tasks are completed. Ensure that all the prerequisites for this scenario have been completed before performing these tasks.

1. Completing planning worksheets for Digital Certificate Manager
   MyCo, Inc. completes the planning worksheets to help set up digital certificates to issue to their business partner.
2. Starting IBM HTTP Server for i5/OS on System A
   Use this procedure to start IBM^® HTTP Server for i5/OS^® on System A.
3. Configuring System A as a certificate authority
   Use this procedure to configure System A as a certificate authority (CA).
4. Creating digital certificate for System B
   Use this procedure to create digital certificate for System B.
5. Renaming .KDB and .RDB files on System B
   Use this procedure to rename .KDB and .RDB files on System B.
6. Changing certificate store password on System B
   Use this procedure to change certificate store password on System B.
7. Defining CA trust for i5/OS VPN key manager on System B
   Use this procedure to define CA trust for VPN key manager on System B.

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