Exporting the IBM Cognos client certificate from the IBM Cognos server

This procedure describes how to export the IBM Cognos client certificate, which enables you to connect to an SSL-enabled IBM Cognos dispatcher.

To export the IBM Cognos client certificate from the IBM Cognos server:

1. Log in to the IBM Cognos server computer using a user ID that has Administrator privileges.
2. Navigate to one of the following directory:
   • Windows: <Cognos install dir>\bin.
   • UNIX: <Cognos install dir>/bin.
3. Type the following Windows/UNIX command:
   • Windows: >ThirdPartyCertificateTool.bat -E -T -r <temp dir>\CognosCacert.cer -k <Cognos install dir>\configuration\signkeypair\jCAKeystore -p <password>
   • UNIX: >ThirdPartyCertificateTool.sh -E -T -r <temp dir>/CognosCacert.cer -k <Cognos install dir>/configuration/signkeypair/jCAKeystore -p <password>

   The IBM Cognos client certificate is exported from the IBM Cognos server. If the <password> has never been changed in the IBM Cognos server configuration, type NoPassWordSet which is the default case-sensitive value.

4. Copy the CognosCacert.cer file to the Control-M/Agent computer where Control-M for IBM Cognos is installed in a temporary directory.

   Continue with Importing the IBM Cognos client certificate to Control-M for IBM Cognos JRE.