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How to Configure CA Service Catalog to Use Secure Socket Layer

You can optionally configure CA Service Catalog to use Secure Socket Layer (SSL). To do so, perform the following tasks. When you configure a product to use SSL, you change its communication method from HTTP to HTTPS.

1. To configure CA Service Catalog to use SSL, you must have a valid keystore containing a trusted certificate. Check whether you have such a keystore that is already created as part of another product; if so, you can reuse it for CA Service Catalog.
2. You can also optionally create a keystore file; this procedure includes generate a certificate and a keystore for testing purposes, using the Java’s keytool command.
3. Use a single keystore for all integrated products, if possible. This approach is recommended.

   However, if you have multiple keystores for different products and cannot use a single keystore for all of them, you can optionally merge keystore files; this procedure includes merging the contents of the individual keystore files, resulting in one keystore containing all certificates.

4. Configure Service View to Use Secure Socket Layer.
5. If you are integrating CA Service Catalog with CA IT PAM, do the following:
   1. Configure CA IT PAM to use Secure Socket Layer
   2. Configure CA IT PAM to communicate with CA Service Catalog using Secure Socket Layer
6. If you are integrating CA Service Catalog with CA Workflow, do the following:
   1. Configure CA Workflow to use Secure Socket Layer
   2. Configure CA Workflow to communicate with CA Service Catalog using Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
7. If you are integrating CA Service Catalog with BusinessObjects Enterprise, do the following:
   1. Configure BusinessObjects Enterprise to use Secure Socket Layer
   2. Configure BusinessObjects Enterprise to communicate with CA Service Catalog using Secure Socket Layer