Verifying a Self-signed Certificate

After an SSL certificate has been created, verify its attributes before attempting to import or export the certificate to create your secure connection. If the certificate on the host is not the same after it is imported into its peer, the secure connection will not be allowed.

To verify a self-signed certificate:

Log in to the platcfg utility using one of two methods, either from the system console using root or through an SSH remote session using admusr.
- To access the platcfg utility from the system console:
  1. Log in as root.
  2. Enter su - platcfg.
- To access the platcfg utility through an SSH remote session:
  1. Log in as admusr.
  2. Enter sudo su - platcfg.
Note: The dash (-) is required in the su - platcfg or the sudo su - platcfg command to ensure proper permissions.
Select Policy Configuration from the Main Menu screen and press Enter.
Select SSL Key Configuration from the Policy Configuration Menu screen and press Enter.
Select Configure keystore from the Configure SSL keys Menu screen and press Enter.
Select View key and press Enter.
Enter the password, select OK, and press Enter.
Select the certificate and press Enter.
The certificate opens.
Verify the certificate information in the Verify Self-Signed Certificate screen.
The most important portions of the certificate are the Alias name, Owner, and Issuer. These settings are exported and imported to the other server to establish the secure HTTP session.
Select Exit and press Enter.