Adding a Sametime server's certificate to the Sametime System Console

All IBM® Sametime® servers that communicate with the Sametime System Console must share an SSL certificate with the System Console. For Sametime product servers running on IBM WebSphere® Application Server, extract the certificate from the Sametime product server and import the certificate to the System Console.

About this task

This procedure applies only to Sametime product servers running on WebSphere Application Server.

Procedure

  1. Export the certificate from the Sametime product server by completing the following steps:
    1. On the Sametime product server, log in to the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console as the WebSphere administrator.
    2. Click Security > SSL certificate and key management.
    3. On the SSL certificate and key management page, look in the "Related Items" section and click SSL configurations.
    4. On the SSL configurations page, click CellDefaultSSLSettings.
    5. On the CellDefaultSSLSettings page, look in the "Related Items" section and click Key stores and certificates.
    6. On the Key stores and certificates page, click CellDefaultTrustStore.
    7. On the CellDefaultTrustStore page, look under "Additional Properties" and click Signer certificates.
    8. On the Signer certificates page, click the box that precedes the certificate named root, and then click Extract.
    9. Type a path and file name for storing the certificate, and select Base64-encoded ASCII data as the data type.
    10. Click OK.
    11. Copy the certificate file to the Sametime System Console.
  2. Import the certificate to the Sametime System Console by completing the following steps:
    1. On the Sametime System Console, log in to the WebSphere Integrated Solutions Console as the WebSphere administrator.
    2. Click Security > SSL certificate and key management.
    3. On the SSL certificate and key management page, look in the "Related Items" section and click SSL configurations.
    4. On the SSL configurations page, click CellDefaultSSLSettings.
    5. On the CellDefaultSSLSettings page, look in the "Related Items" section and click Key stores and certificates.
    6. On the Key stores and certificates page, click CellDefaultTrustStore.
    7. On the CellDefaultTrustStore page, look under "Additional Properties" and click Signer certificates.
    8. On the Signer certificates page, click Add.
    9. Type an alias for the certificate so that later you can easily see which Sametime product server it belongs to.
    10. Type a path and file name where you stored the certificate file that you copied from the Sametime product server, and select Base64-encoded ASCII data as the data type.
    11. Click OK.
    12. Click the Save link in the "Messages" box at the beginning of the page.
    13. Restart the Sametime System Console's deployment manager for the Sametime product server that owns the imported certificate.