Re: IBM i PTF Download migration to FTPS

[Bryan Dietz <bdietz400@xxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like IBM has updated some procedures for importing certificates
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6515666

great news is that this contains both instructions for the old DCM and 
the *NEW one !!

Bryan

How To Import Personal Certificates Into a Digital Certificate Manager 
Keystore on the IBM i OS

This document will provide instruction on how to import personal 
certificates into a Digital Certificate Manager (DCM) keystore, 
specifically *SYSTEM, on the IBM i OS.



Bryan Dietz wrote on 7/19/2021 3:13 PM:
> I'll be working thru this doc this week.
> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/637295
>
> I was disappointed that the documentation is for the old version of DCM.
> Since the FTPS support is only for "newer" versions of the OS you would 
> think that the doc could be "refreshed" to use use the new DCM
> ( http://your_ibm_i:2001/dcm )
>
> New tools but old documentation.....
>
> Bryan
>
>
> Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis wrote on 7/18/2021 10:49 PM:
> > It has in fact come to pass. You do get three emails now the second 
> > has server, user, directory and file information, and the third email 
> > has the password.
> >
> > Reminder to use secopen rather than open in any ftp scripts.
> >
> > It fails on i 7.1.  I rather expect it worn't work from i 7.2 either 
> > due to missing ciphers. It does work on i 7.3.
> >
> > Be sure to follow the instructions here to trust the IBM certificate.
> >
> > https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1077897
> >
> >      - DrF