Importing the Gateway Server cluster's certificate into the Community Server

Import the IBM Sametime Gateway Server cluster's SSL certificate into the Sametime Community Server.

About this task

To ensure secure communications between the Sametime® Gateway Server and the Sametime Community Server, exchange certificates between the servers. In the previous task, you imported the Community Server's certificate into the Gateway Server. Now complete the exchange by importing the Gateway Server's certificate into the Community Server.

Procedure

  1. First, export the Sametime Gateway certificate as follows:
    1. On the computer hosting the deployment manager for Sametime Gateway, log in to the WebSphere® Integrated Solutions Console as the WebSphere administrator.

      You can access the console using the following URL: https://GW_DMGR_host_name:9043/ibm/console

    2. Click Security > SSL certificate and key management > Key stores and certificates.
    3. On the Key stores and certificates page, select the STGWKS.
    4. In the "Additional Properties" section, click Signer certificates.
    5. Select the check box for the root certificate and click Extract.
    6. In the File Name field, provide a path and file name for storing the certificate when you export it.
    7. Leave the Data type as Base64-encoded ASCII data and click OK.
    8. Copy the exported file so you can move it to the Sametime Community Server.
  2. Import the certificate file to the Sametime Community Server.
    1. On the Sametime Community Server, paste the certificate file to a temporary location.
    2. Start iKeyman and open the Community Server trust store.
    3. Import the Sametime Gateway Server certificate.
    4. Restart the Community Server.