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Configuring SSL for IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services
If you are using SSL to communicate with IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services and IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services is using a self-signed certificate follow these steps.
If the server is using a certificate from a certificate authority, these steps are not required.
1 Obtain the self-signed certificate for the server. For more information, contact your IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services administrator.
2 Open a command prompt. Change to the directory in which you installed the product, and then to:
jre/bin
3 Enter this command:
keytool -import -alias <alias name> -file <path to cert> -keystore <path to key store>
<alias name> is an arbitrary alias for the certificate.
<path to cert> is the full path to the certificate.
<path to key store> is the full path to the Java keystore, which might be:
<product install dir>/lib/security/jssecacjerts
or
<product install dir>/lib/security/cacerts
4 When prompted, enter the keystore password.
The default value is changeit.
5 When prompted about trusting the certificate, enter yes.
See also
Connecting to a IBM SPSS Collaboration and Deployment Services Repository