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<h1 class="topictitle1">Set up certificates for the first time</h1>
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<div><p>Use this information to learn how to get started managing
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certificates from a public Internet Certificate Authority (CA) or how to create
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and operate a private Local CA to issue certificates.</p>
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<p>The left frame of Digital Certificate Manager (DCM) is the task navigation
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frame. You can use this frame to select a wide variety of tasks for managing
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certificates and the applications that use them. Which tasks are available
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depends on which certificate store (if any) you work with and your user profile
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special authorities. Most tasks are available only if you have *ALLOBJ and
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*SECADM special authorities. To use DCM to verify object signatures, your
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user profile must also have *AUDIT special authority.</p>
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<div class="p">When you use Digital Certificate Manager (DCM) for the first time, no certificate
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stores exist. Consequently, when you initially access DCM, the navigation
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pane displays only these tasks and only when you have the necessary special
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authorities: <ul><li>Manage User Certificates. </li>
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<li>Create New Certificate Store.</li>
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<li>Create a Certificate Authority (CA). (Note: After you use this task to
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create a private Local CA, this task no longer appears in the list.)</li>
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<li>Manage CRL Locations.</li>
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<li>Manage LDAP Location.</li>
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<li>Manage PKIX Request Location.</li>
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<li>Return to <span class="keyword">iSeries™</span> Tasks.</li>
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<p>Even if certificate stores already exist on your system (for example, you
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are migrating from an earlier version of DCM), DCM displays only a limited
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number of tasks or task categories in the left navigation frame. Which tasks
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or categories DCM displays varies based on the certificate store (if any)
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that is open and the special authorities for your user profile. </p>
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<p>You must first access the appropriate certificate store before you can
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begin working with most certificate and application management tasks. To open
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a specific certificate store, click <span class="uicontrol">Select a Certificate Store</span> in
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the navigation frame.</p>
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<p>The navigation frame of DCM also provides a <span class="uicontrol">Secure Connection</span> button.
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You can use this button to display a second browser window to initiate a secure
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connection by using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). To use this function successfully,
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you must first configure the <span class="keyword">IBM<sup>®</sup> HTTP Server for i5/OS™</span>
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to use SSL to operate in secure mode. You must then start the HTTP Server
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in secure mode. If you have not configured and started the HTTP Server for
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SSL operation, you will see an error message and your browser will not start
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a secure session.</p>
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<p><span class="uicontrol">Getting started</span></p>
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<p>Although you may want to use certificates to accomplish a number of security-related
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goals, what you do first depends on how you plan to obtain your certificates.
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There are two primary paths that you can take when you first use DCM, based
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on whether you intend to use public certificates versus issuing private certificates. </p>
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<ul class="ullinks">
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzahurzahu4anactingownca.htm">Create and operate a Local CA</a></strong><br />
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This information explains how to create and operate a Local Certificate Authority (CA) to issue private certificates for your applications.</li>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rzahurzahu66cdcminternetcertsr4.htm">Manage certificates from a public Internet CA</a></strong><br />
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Review this information to learn how to manage certificates from a public Internet CA by creating a certificate store.</li>
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</ul>
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<div class="familylinks">
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzahurzahu401usingdcm.htm" title="Use this information to learn how to configure everything you need to ensure that you can use DCM to manage your certificates and their keys.">Configure DCM</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
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<div><a href="rzahurzahu4afinternetvsprivcert.htm" title="Review this information to learn how to determine which type of certificate (public or private) best suits your business needs.">Public certificates versus private certificates</a></div>
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