42.1 Checklist for Ensuring SSL Connections

To ensure secure connections among the identity applications components and Identity Reporting, NetIQ recommends that you perform the steps in the following checklist:

Checklist Items

  1. Ensure that you have a keystore to store the authentication certificates. For more information, see Creating a Keystore and Certificate Signing Request.

  1. (Conditional) In a test environment, use self-signed certificates. For more information, see Enabling SSL with a Self-signed Certificate. For production environment, it is recommended to use external CA issued certificate.

  1. Ensure that you have configured the authentication server, identity applications, and Identity Reporting to support SSL communication. For more information, see Updating the SSL Settings in the Configuration Utility.

  1. Configure the authentication server, identity applications, and Identity Reporting to support SSL communication. For more information, see Updating the SSL Settings for the Application Server and Updating the SSL Settings in the Configuration Utility.