Setting up SSL on a cluster
These procedures describe how to set up Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) on a cluster of Sametime® Gateway Servers.
Before you begin
About this task
To have a secure network connection, create a key for secure network communications and receive a certificate from a certificate authority (CA) that is designated as a trusted CA on your server.
WebSphere® Application Server uses the certificates that reside in keystores to establish trust for an SSL connection. WebSphere Application Server creates the key.p12 default keystore file and the trust.p12 default truststore file during profile creation. A default, self-signed certificate is also created in the key.p12 file at this time.
Trial certificates are not publicly trusted, therefore, they cannot be used to test against public instant messaging providers such as AOL Instant Messenger™.
The following procedure describes how to request a Certificate Authority-signed certificate, receive the request, then extract the certificate to the keystore.
For complete details for setting up SSL in WebSphere Application Server, see the WebSphere Application Server product documentation.