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"PKI entry not found" when importing a signed certificate using ThirdPartyCertificateTool.bat

Troubleshooting


Problem

When you try to use the tool ThirdPartyCertificateTool.bat to import a certificate signed by a Certificate Authority (CA), you receive the following error :
 
"PKI entry not found" 

Symptom

When you use the GUI tool IkeyMan and follow all the steps described in this article :  https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014876 , the certificate signed by the CA can be imported, but when you try to start the Cognos service, you hit this error :
[ ERROR ] The server did something wrong.
[ ERROR ] AAA-AUT-0016 The function call to 'CAMFactory.initialize' failed.
[ ERROR ] CAM-CRP-1095 Unable to find the encryption certificate with alias 'encryption' in the keystore
'D:/ibm/cognos/analytics/configuration/certs\CAMKeystore'.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
14 January 2026

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ibm11087017