Connecting to an IBM i server that is configured to use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

An IBM i connection that is configured to use secure communications establishes several different communication channels to servers on the host system. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) communications is used for communicating to the TCP servers that the IBM® i connection uses for command and file operations. Secure Shell (SSH) support is used for debugging. Both of these must be enabled on your host system to use secure communications.

About this task

The host IBM i system must be configured for SSL, and the certificate for the Certificate Authority in use on the host system must also be registered in the Rational® Developer for Power Systems Software client. In addition you must configure your connections to use secure communication methods.

Procedure

To connect to an IBM i server that is configured to use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), you need to enable security on the host system and configure the Rational Developer for Power client as follows:
  1. If the IBM i host has not already been configured to use SSL, you will need to set it up first. See the steps in Configuring an IBM i host for SSL.
    Note: Your system administrator may choose or require a different setup.
  2. To enable debugging with secure communications, you need to start the SSH server on the host that you configured to use SSL. Make sure the SSH server has been started, using the following command:
    STRTCPSVR(*SSHD)
    Note: SSH support for debug is supported only for V6R1 and later releases of the IBM i Operating System.
  3. Configure your connections from the Rational Developer for Power Systems Software client to use secure communications methods. See the steps in Configuring an IBM i connection to use SSL.
  4. Register the certificate for the Certificate Authority in use on the host system in the Rational Developer for Power Systems Software client. See the steps in Registering the host certificate on the client.
    Note: You may need to restart your workspace for the connections to use the registered certificates.

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