Import a certificate so that IBM Connections and WebSphere
Portal can communicate over Secure Socket Layer (SSL).
About this task
In order for WebSphere Portal to communicate with IBM Connections
over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), the WebSphere Portal Server must
trust the signer of the SSL certificate for IBM Connections. This
might be set up by default in your WebSphere infrastructure if you
use SSL certificates that are issued by a commonly recognized authority.
If you use self-signed certificates, the default certificate or a
signer that is not recognized by your WebSphere Portal Server, you
must import the SSL certificate from IBM Connections to your WebSphere
Portal Server.Procedure
Import the SSL keys into the Portal server as follows:
- Log in to the WebSphere® Application
Server Integrated Solutions Console.
- Navigate to .
- Add the certificates to the appropriate truststore as configured
in SSL Configurations. To view the SSL configuration and determine
the appropriate truststore, navigate to: For
example, in a stand-alone deployment you navigate to for adding certificates. If NodeDefaultSSL
Settings points to 'CellDefaultTrustStore', you add a certificate
to 'CellDefaultTrustStore'.
Note: In a clustered deployment, add certificates
for all Portal nodes to the Connections nodes, and add certificates
for the Connections nodes to the Portal nodes.
- Click Retrieve from port.
- Enter the host and SSL port that is used by your Connections
server. The default SSL port is 443. Give the alias a
name, for example, Connections. For example:
Host: connections.example.com
Port: 443
Alias: connections
- Click Retrieve signer information.
- Click OK.
- Click Save.