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How to Configure CA GovernanceMinder for SSL Communication

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) provides secure communications between applications. SSL helps ensure that communication between CA GovernanceMinder and endpoints have the following properties:

• Authentication: The participants in the communication are authenticated as being genuine.
• Encryption: Communication data is securely encrypted and delivered.

By default, the product is not installed with SSL support. This means that all communication between CA GovernanceMinder and the endpoints is not encrypted. You can configure the product to use SSL when working with endpoints.

The following diagram outlines the steps that are required to configure CA GovernanceMinder for SSL communication:

Follow these steps:

1. Obtain a digital certificate.
2. Add the digital certificate to the keystore.
3. Configure CA GovernanceMinder for SSL communication.