IHS SSL Configurations 6.1

IHS SSL Configurations 6.1 using IBM Key Management Utility


Start Key Management Utility
Create New key database along with password protections as shown in below screens

4 files will be created

1) test_cert.kdb
2) test_cert.crl
3) test_cert.rdb
4) test_cert.sth

Now Create / generate a Certificate Request

Select Personal Certificate Request and Click New Request and get the Certificate from Authorized CA and Complete the Server Certificate Request using ikeyman utility.

Step:-1) Personal Certificate Request ( Create CSR )
Step:-2) Signer Certificates ( Get CSR signed by Authorized CA and import Root CA)
Step:-3) Personal Certificates ( Import the Certificate received from CA )

imp note:-> All the signer Certificates must exists in the Key Database before completing the Certificate Request.

httpd modifications

#Enable or Load below module
LoadModule ibm_ssl_module modules/mod_ibm_ssl.so


Listen 443

ServerName mytestserver.com
DocumentRoot "D:\IBM\HTTPServer\htdocs\en_US"
SSLEnable
Keyfile "D:\IBM\HTTPServer\ssl\temp\test_cert.kdb"
SSLV2Timeout 100
SSLV3Timeout 1000

SSLDisable


Restart Http Services and Check https://mytestserver.com/

a suitable jvm could not be found. please run the program again.

getting error while installing Plugins for the IHS 6.1

Error Description:-
A suitable JVM could not be found.
Please run the program again using the option -is:javahome <Java Home Dir>

It's Resolution
To Resolve such issue start the installation using log options as given below and you will come to know that
it is searching for folder PREREQ.JDK,

install -is:javahome D:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\java -is:log testlogs.txt

and this is missing in plugin directroy which is downloaded from the
site is  missing folder PREREQ.JDK  Download the required files from ibm websphere site and place it in the D:\IBM\WebSphere\plugin\repository and now start the installation.

Plugins for IBM Http Server 6.1

Step by step installation guide Plugins for IHS 6.1