Configuring Server-Side Secure Socket Layer

When a web browser or web service client connects directly to the FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Manager using HTTPS, an encrypted communication channel is used.

Certificates can be self-signed for testing purposes and are called Test Certificates while Trusted Certificates are issued by a recognized Certificate Authority (CA).

Keytool is a command-line utility provided in the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). To use keytool, you will need to use the JVM provided with FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications.

The following steps are briefly described in this section:

Generating a Test Certificate
Configuring a new certificate with the ‘flexnet site’ command
Testing that the HTTPS connection to FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Admin works (testing the SSL listener)
Obtaining a Trusted Certificate
Configuring Client-Side Secure Socket Layer(meaning the trusted certificate)