Checking or Updating the Certificates of
Trusted Systems
Use
You can check the identity of a trusted system or update the certificate of a trusted system by using the wizard-based management of trusted systems.
Procedure
Open the SSO Wizard.
The system which you configure is displayed in the Selected Accepting System section.
Checking the Certificate of a Trusted System
You can check the identity of a trusted system either by connecting to that system and requesting its certificate or by manually uploading the system’s certificate:
Checking Certificates
Action |
Procedure |
Checking the certificate by connecting to the system. |
1. In the Trusted Systems list, select the system whose certificate you want to check. 2. In the Trusted System SSO Certificate Information section choose Check Against Issuing System → By Querying Issuing System. The connection details of the trusted system are displayed automatically.
If there is more than one system in the System Landscape Directory (SLD) with the same System ID and Client, then choose Browse SLD and select the proper system. If the trusted system you are querying is not in the System Landscape Directory (SLD) then its connection details are not displayed automatically and you must provide these details manually. 3. Enter your user name and password in the provided fields and choose Next. 4. If the certificates on the accepting and on the trusted systems do not match, the wizard proposes to update the certificate on the accepting system. To update the certificate, choose Update. |
Checking the certificate by manually uploading it. |
... 1. In the Trusted Systems list, select the system whose certificate you want to check. 2. In the Trusted System SSO Certificate Information section, choose Check Against Issuing System → By Uploading Certificate Manually. 3. Browse to the location of the certificate. Select the certificate and choose Open. 4. To start the certificate check, choose Next. 5. If the certificates on the accepting and on the trusted systems do not match, the wizard proposes to update the certificate on the accepting system. To update the certificate, choose Update. |
Updating the Certificate of a Trusted System
You can update a trusted system’s certificate either by connecting to that system and requesting its certificate or by manually uploading the system’s certificate:
Updating Certificates
Action |
Procedure |
Updating the certificate by connecting to the system. |
... 1. In the Trusted Systems list select the system whose certificate you want to update. 2. Choose Update Certificate → By Querying Trusted System. The connection details of the system are displayed automatically.
If there is more than one system in the System Landscape Directory (SLD) with the same System ID and Client, then choose Browse SLD and select the proper system. If the trusted system you are querying is not in the System Landscape Directory (SLD) then its connection details are not displayed automatically and you must provide these details manually. 3. Enter your user name and password in the provided fields and choose Next. 4. Information about the selected system’s certificate is displayed. To update the certificate, choose Finish. If you want to make changes, choose Back. |
Updating the certificate by manually uploading it. |
1. In the Trusted Systems list select the system whose certificate you want to update. 2. Choose Update Certificate → By Uploading Certificate Manually. 3. Browse to the location of the certificate. Select the certificate and choose Open. Choose Next. 4. Information about the uploaded certificate is displayed. To update the certificate, choose Finish. If you want to make changes, choose Back. |