Enabling IBM HTTP Server for https communication

Step1

    a.) Create a keystore

    b.) Acquire a certificate or create a self signed certificate.

    Please refer any my previous blogposts mentioned below.

            Management with ikeycmd command

           Certificate Management The ikeyman way ..

           Useful keytool commands for certificate management

           Certificate Management by using gsk7cmd command

Step2

    Configure IHS to enable https communication


    a.) Open the IHS configuration file and add entries to load SSL modules


        LoadModule ibm_ssl_module modules/mod_ibm_ssl.so


    b). Add/Change the listening port


        Listen 443


    c.) Add below stanza for IHS to use the keystore created at step1 during https communication

            #SSL Configuration

            SSLEnable

            Keyfile <path of keyfile>/kefilename.kdb

 

        Note:- If you are adding above stanza inside a virtualhost, configuration will be specific to that virtualhost.

Step3

        Restart the IHS instance.

        Try accessing the URL prefixing https://


            Note:- If the certificate is self signed certificate, you need to add the signer  manually in your browser keystore, otherwise you will receive a certificate warning while accessing the URL.