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Configuring Secure Sockets

You may need to install certificates to use SSL with both the ODBC and JDBC drivers. Certificates are used to prove the identity of one or both parties in a secure socket connection. Certificates are stored in a database called a keystore by the Java implementation of SSL. Other implementations may use different terms for the certificate database, for example, mainframe security systems call it a keyring.

The SSL software used within the IDMS ODBC driver does not use a keyring or a keystore per-se, but simply requires you to name both the Client and Server certificate, as well as a common certificate directory where all signing certificates must reside.

A certificate that has been signed by a recognized Certificate Authority (CA) is automatically trusted by the SSL implementation.