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HCL Sametime® Administration Guide 12.0.1
Securing
This section provides information on securing your HCL Sametime environments.
Replacing the TLS certificates for Web Chat and Meetings
The Sametime server is pre-configured with a self-signed certificate. You can replace the self-signed certificate with a third party certificate.

HCL Sametime® Administration Guide 12.0.1
- Accessibility features for Sametime
  Accessibility features help users who have a disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, use information technology products successfully. HCL® strives to provide products with usable access for everyone.
- What's new
  HCL Sametime and HCL Sametime Premium 12.0.1 provide many new features, enhancements and fixes to servers and clients. Additional releases to version 12.0.1 also provides updates to the product.
- Planning
  This section describes the system requirements and server configurations needed for HCL Sametime and HCL Sametime Premium.
- Installing
  This section provides information on installing the servers for Sametime and Sametime Premium.
- Configuring
  This section provides information on configuring the HCL Sametime server. Configuration tasks are dependent on the deployment environment.
- Securing
  This section provides information on securing your HCL Sametime environments.
  - Encryption usage in Sametime
    HCL Sametime uses several types of encryption to protect data.
  - Securing connections
    The various connections to Sametime can be secured using TLS.
  - Enabling Single Sign-on
    The HCL Sametime server installer enables required JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication. Additionally, the Sametime server supports Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) and Lightweight Third Party Authentication (LTPA) Single Sign-on (SSO).
  - Setting up TLS for the Mongo database
    You can update the MongoDB connection with the Sametime server to encrypt data flowing between the Sametime server and a TLS-enabled MongoDB. This step is optional but is recommended for multi-Kubernetes-cluster deployments.
  - Replacing the TLS certificates for Web Chat and Meetings
    The Sametime server is pre-configured with a self-signed certificate. You can replace the self-signed certificate with a third party certificate.
    - Updating the TLS certificates on Docker
    - Updating the TLS certificates on Kubernetes
      In Kubernetes, TLS certificates are contained within a secret called tls-secret.
  - Applying Let's Encrypt certificates
    This topic describes how to replace the self-signed certificate with a third-party certificate.
- Administering
  This section provides information on administering on Sametime environments.
- Troubleshooting
  This section provides information on troubleshooting and supporting Sametime environments.
- Uninstalling Sametime
  In the event that Sametime must be removed, follow the procedure for the platform that Sametime is installed on.
- Migrating and Upgrading
  This section provides information on migrating data from an earlier release to Sametime 12.
- Notices

Replacing the TLS certificates for Web Chat and Meetings

The Sametime server is pre-configured with a self-signed certificate. You can replace the self-signed certificate with a third party certificate.

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