The identity applications and Identity Reporting use HTML forms for authentication. As a result, the login process might expose user credentials. NetIQ recommends that you enable SSL protocol to protect sensitive information.
NOTE:You must use SSL protocol for communication between SSPR and OSP.
To generate a certificate, you need a certificate authority, a keystore, and a certificate signing request file (.csr file) in the keystore. The procedure for generating varies depending on whether on you use a self-signed certificate or one signed by a valid Certificate Authority.