RPG-XML

Step 1: Select Digital Certificate Manager Link

Step 2: Create New Certificate Store

Step 3: Select Yes

Step 4: Finish Entering Data

Step 5: Retain Certificate Key

Step 6: Select a Certificate Store

Step 7: Enter Password

This process will guide you through setting up the Digital Certificate Manager to enable your iSeries to interact as a client to other external servers requiring SSL connections.  An example would be if you needed to send an XML credit request to Trans Union or other credit provider from your iSeries (using RPG-XML Suite API RXS_getUri).

Go to address http://<youriseriesipaddress>:2001 and select the Digital Certificate Manager link. 

 

Note that 5722AC3 (Crypto Access Provider 128-bit) must be installed as a LICPGM first. If http://<iseriesipaddress>:2001 is not coming up for you it is possible that the *ADMIN server instance is not running.  You can start it by issuing this command:

STRTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP) HTTPSVR(*ADMIN)

You can verify that the *ADMIN instance started by issuing the following command:

 WRKSBSJOB SBS(QHTTPSVR)

Step 2

Select link "Create New Certificate Store"

Ensure *SYSTEM is selected and select Continue button. Note that if *SYSTEM is not shown that most likely means this process has already been completed on this particular iSeries.

Step 3

Select Yes and select the Continue button

Step 4

Put anything you want in the Certificate label field. Specify a password (and make sure to remember it for future reference). Fill out the rest of the data accordingly noting that you can put whatever values you want in these fields. Select Continue button.

Step 5

Cut and paste the below certificate key into Notepad and save it someplace secure. Select the OK button.

Step 6

Selecting the "Select a Certificate Store" button will place you at the below screen. Make sure *SYSTEM is selected and select the Continue button.

Step 7

Enter the password specified on the aforementioned page here and select the Continue button. 

You are done!