Red Alert - New root CA (Certificate Authority) certificate must be installed before 29 January 2018 to continue using SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER to retrieve IBM z/OS platform PTFs

Date: 2018.01.22

Title:

New root CA (Certificate Authority) certificate must be installed before 29 January 2018 to continue using SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER to retrieve IBM z/OS platform PTFs

Users Affected:

All users that use the SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER command to retrieve PTFs and HOLDDATA.

Description:

The server certificates for the RECEIVE ORDER servers are being replaced with new ones from DigiCert. This will cause SMP/E RECEIVE ORDER to fail with SSL authentication error beginning 29 January 2018 unless the DigiCert root CA certificate is installed on your system.

Recommended Actions:

Option 1: Obtain and install the DigiCert root CA certificate by following the directions in this Washington Systems Center Flash:

Option 2: Beginning 29 January 2018, use Shopz to order PTFs until the new certificate is installed. For more information, see the Shopz User's Guide topic about z/OS Service:

Option 3: If you have access to ServiceLink, the Service Request and Delivery (SRD) function can be used to order PTFs beginning 29 January 2018 until the new certificate is installed.

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