Application Server SSL Configuration

You can configure SSL for IBM WebSphere application server by following the below steps:

  1. From the Admin console Click on Security -> SSL certificate and key management -> Manage endpoint security configurations.

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SSL certificate and key management page

  1. In the inbound local topology tree, click the server’s name for example server1 below.

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Manage endpoint security configurations page

  1. Under Specific SSL configuration for this endpoint, enable Override inherited values.

  2. Select NodeDefaultSSLSettings from within the SSL configuration field.

  3. Click Update certificate alias list.

  4. Specify the certificate alias in the keystore from the drop-down list for example ibmrsa.

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Selecting Certificate alias for SSL

  1. Click OK and save the changes.

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Messages to Save/Review the changes

  1. From the Admin console Click on Security -> SSL certificate and key management.

  2. Make sure to select to Dynamically update the run time when SSL configuration changes occur if not selected.

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SSL certificate and key management page

  1. Click Apply and save the changes.

  2. Restart the WebSphere application server.

In Linux you can use commands stopserver.sh <servername> and startserver.sh <servername>to stop/start the service. In windows click on start and select IBM WebSphere Application Service utility to stop/start the service.

  1. Now the access the web page https://<ServerIPAddress>:9043/ibm/console over https from browser.

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Loading page over https

This completes the Integration for IBM WebSphere Application Server with Utimaco SecurityServer.