You can make the connection between CICS Explorer® and your CICS® system more secure by using
the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
Before you begin
This procedure assumes you have a working knowledge of
SSL.
Procedure
- On the workbench menu bar click , then expand Explorer and
click Certificate management.
- Clear the checkbox Disable certificate management
for secure connections.
- In the Trust store details section field
enter the full path and file name of the file where the certificates
will be saved. You can also click Browse to
navigate to the file.
- In the Pass phrase field enter the
password for this trust store. The default passphrase for the CICS
Explorer generated file is changeit.
- In the field Store type select the
format of the key store file. The type of the CICS Explorer generated
file is JKS
- If you will use the same file for both key store and trust
store, select the checkbox Use same details as for trust
store. If you wish to use a different file leave the check
box cleared and enter the path and filename of the key store, and
the passphrase.
- If you have been instructed by your network administrator,
select the correct protocol for your organisation in the Secure
socket protocol field.
- Click Apply and OK to
save your settings and close the window.
Results
Connections to CICS systems
can now be defined using SSL security.
What to do next
Set up your system connections.
For more information, see Configuring a CICS system
connection
Note: If your organisation uses shared system
connections, you can either
LOAD or
IMPORT the
connection definitions. The SSL selection is included in these definitions,
so if you use
LOAD only your administrator will
be able to change the definition. For more information, see
Using shared connection definitions