Securing the connection to IMS by using SSL

Configure the IMSRequest node to communicate with IMS over the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol by creating a keystore file, and configuring the integration node to use SSL.

Before you begin

Set up a public key infrastructure (PKI) at integration node level by following the instructions in Setting up a public key infrastructure.

About this task

To configure the IMSRequest node to use SSL, complete the following steps.

Procedure

  1. Turn on SSL support in the integration node by setting the UseSSL and SSLEncryptionType properties on the IMSConnect configurable service, as shown in the following example.
    This example changes the IMSRequest node that is configured to use the myIMSConnectService configurable service. After you run this command, the IMSRequest node connects to IMS over SSL.
    mqsichangeproperties IBNODE -c IMSConnect -o myIMSConnectService -n 
UseSSL,SSLEncryptionType -v True,Weak
  2. Optional: Develop a message flow that contains a IMSRequest node.
  3. Test your configuration.