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Sun Java System Instant Messaging 7.2 Administration Guide

Requesting an SSL Certificate for the Instant Messaging Multiplexor from the CA

To enable SSL in the multiplexor, you need to request a certificate.

ProcedureTo Request a Certificate for the Instant Messaging Multiplexor

This section assumes you are requesting the certificate using either the Sun Java System Web Server or Sun Java System Application Server as your web container.

The multiplexor uses NSS for certificate management, so you can use the NSS utilities to create, manage, and use certificates and the certificate database.

  1. In a web browser, type the following URL to start the web container's administration server:


    http://hostname.domain-name:administration-port

    A window prompting you for a user name and password appears.

  2. Type the administration user name and password you specified during the Web Server or Application Server installation.

    The Administration Server page appears.

  3. Create a separate Web Server or Application Server instance.

    For more information on installing multiple instances of the Application Server, see the Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.2 Installation Guide. For information about installing multiple instances of Web Server, see the Sun Java Communications Suite 5 Installation Guide.

  4. Create a trust database to store the public and private keys, referred as the key-pair file.

    The key-pair file is used for SSL encryption.

    For information on creating a trust database, see Chapter 9, Configuring Security, in Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.2 Administration Guide for Application Server and Chapter 6, Certificates and Keys, in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Administrator’s Guide for Web Server.

  5. Request a certificate from the CA.

    For more information on requesting a certificate, see Chapter 9, Configuring Security, in Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 8.2 Administration Guide for Application Server and Chapter 6, Certificates and Keys, in Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Administrator’s Guide for Web Server.