SSL Configuration In Between Browser and Web server (IHS)

1. Installing SSL certificate for IBM HTTP Server

• # cd /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/bin
• # ./ikeyman

• create key database file i.e. keykdb save it to any folder that you want ( ssl folder)
• it makes key.sth file also which save on same folder.
• Create new self-signed certificate by providing Key Lable, Common Name (hostname)
• lastly extract it on same directory (ssl)
• exit
• go to http.conf
• # vi /opt/IBM/HTTPServer/conf/httpd.conf

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LoadModule ibm_ssl_module modules/mod_ibm_ssl.so

#

2 -------->we are forcefully executing this

Listen 443

SSLEnable

SSLServerCert myIHSCertificate

Keyfile "/opt/IBM/HTTPServer/ssl/key.kdb"

SSLStashFile "/opt/IBM/HTTPServer/ssl/key.sth"

#

SSLDisable

• Now restart your webserver and go to browser check following url
• http://localhost/
• https://localhost/
• accept the certificates