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Create certificates using the local Certificate Authority
DCM provides a guided task path that can be used for creating a CA and using it to issue certificates to your applications. After clicking the button, a screen displays the list of Certificate Stores. Make sure *SYSTEM is the current certificate store. Use “Select a Certificate Store” button to select *SYSTEM certificate store.
- Click Create Certificate.
- Select Server or Client Certificate.
- Select Local Certificate Authority.
- Enter the following details for the certificate:
- Certificate type
- Server or client
- Certificate store
- *SYSTEM
- Complete the form to create the certificate. Use the following values:
- Key size
- 1024
- Certificate label
- IBM_Tivoli_Monitoring_Agent_Certificate
- Common name
- IBM Tivoli Monitoring Agent Self Signed Certificate
- Organization unit
- Type the organization name. This field is required.
- Locality or city
- State or province
- Type the state or province. This field is required.
- Country or region
- Type the country. This field is required.
- IP version 4 address
- Fully qualified domain name (host_name.domain_name)
- E-mail address (user_name@domain_name)
- Click Continue and OK on the next screens. No need to choose any applications at this time.
This will complete the steps to create a Server or Client Certificate. You can view the details of the certification using the View Certificate task.
Parent topic:
Configure DCM