SSL Certificates for the i-Planet Server

Using SSL service between the i-Planet server and the i-Planet gateway provides greater security for the information that must flow between them. SSL service requires a SSL certificate. In creating a self-signed certificate as part of this process for an SSL certificate for the i-Planet server, you enter specific information about your organization, such as company name and address, and a passphrase.

If you decide to enable SSL service so that you have secure communication between the i-Planet server and the i-Planet gateway after you have installed the i-Planet software, you must to run the certadmin script to install an SSL certificate that is signed by a certificate vendor who provides authority (CA) services.