Importing a certificate into a key repository on IBM i

Follow this procedure to import a certificate.


Before you begin

Before you import a personal certificate in PKCS #12 format into DCM, you must first import the corresponding CA certificate.


Perform these steps on the machine to which you want to import the certificate.


Procedure

  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 is displayed in the task frame.
  3. Select the certificate store you want to use and click Continue.
  4. Optional: If you selected *SYSTEM in step 3, enter the system store password and click Continue.
  5. Optional: If you selected Other System Certificate Store in step 3, in the Certificate store path and filename field, type the IFS path and file name you set when you created your certificate store and type a password in the Certificate Store Password field. Then click Continue
  6. In the Manage Certificates task category in the navigation panel, click Import Certificate. The Import Certificate page is displayed in the task frame.
  7. Select the radio button for your certificate type and click Continue. Either the Import Server or Client Certificate page or the Import Certificate Authority (CA) Certificate page is displayed in the task frame.
  8. In the Import File field, type the file name of the certificate you want to import and click Continue. DCM automatically determines the format of the file.
  9. If the certificate is a Server or client certificate, type the password in the task frame and click Continue. DCM informs you that the certificate has been imported.