Re: Enable Telnet SSL

["Peter Dow (ML)" <maillist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Steve,

Assuming you're on WinXP, select Start → Settings → Control Panel → 
Internet Options → Content → Certificates → Trusted Root Certification 
Authorities and see if your CA is there.

*Peter Dow* /
Dow Software Services, Inc.
909 793-9050
pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:pdow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> /

Steve McKay wrote:
> In looking at 'Coummunication / Security Information / View Certificate' on 
> iSeries Access emulator, I find the following: "Windows does not have enough 
> information to verify this certificate" and "The issuer of this certificate 
> could not be found".
>
> I created the certificate in the local CA.  Could it be that Windows doesn't 
> accept my local CA as a valid authority?
>
> Steve
>
> "Steve McKay" <steve.mckay@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> news:mailman.135.1198689364.31782.midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   
> > Greetings -
> >
> > I am trying to 'turn on' SSL for Telnet sessions to my system (V5R4M0).  I 
> > have succeeded in creating a CA and a certificate and getting the 
> > certificate assigned to my Telnet server so that, in DCM when I "View 
> > Application Definition", it displays my certificate as the "Certificate 
> > Assigned" for "i5/OS TCP/IP Telnet Server".
> >
> > However, when I attempt to connect using iSeries Access V5R4M0 SI20465, I 
> > get the message
> > "Failed connecting to secure remote server/host 10.9.20.254 using port 
> > 992, error code 414"
> > which indicates "Incorrectly formatted certificate received from 
> > partner.".
> >
> > Ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >     
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