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To install your SSL Certificate, perform the following steps:
Copy the certificate from AlphaSSL and paste it into a text editor (notepad). Name this file yourdomain.txt and save it in a convenient place.
Open the IBM Key Management utility
Cut-and-paste the GloablSign Root certificate (can be found here) into a text file (.txt) on your server.
In the Key Management panel, go to the pull-down menu and select Signer Certificates.
Since the Trusted Root is a text file, select Base64-ASCII encoded data type and change the "*.arm" type to "*.txt" file type. Hit the Browse button and select the Trusted Root certificate .txt file - type the label asGloablSign CA. This certificate should immediately show up in the list of Signer Certificates.
In the Key Management panel, go to the pull-down menu and select Personal Certificates. Since your new web server certificate is now a text file, select Base64-ASCII encoded data type and change the "*.arm" type to "*.txt" file type. Hit the Receive button and select your web server certificate file. This certificate should immediately show up in the list of Personal Certificates. You can View/Edit to verify your certificate
Add the desired/required modules to complete your server configuration, including setting up SSL Port 443
Check your httpd.conf configuration to verify the path to the appropriate key file ("key.db")
Restart your IBM HTTP Server for the changes to take place. |