COMMON POWERUp 2026

These days, using TLS to secure connections is a required practice. But if you are unfamiliar with generating public and private keys, working with certificates and using DCM to secure your IBM i apps, things can be a little intimidating. What if I do it wrong? How can I use third party certificate providers and how does it all work with my domain registrar? There are many moving parts in the TLS world. This session will focus on describing the parts and how they work together with DCM to sanely manage your secure access on IBM i.

Learning Objectives:

1) Learn the basic components of TLS. 2) See how each relates to the IBM i 3) Step through the process on IBM i DCM 4) Look at 3rd party tools and certificate providers like Letsencrypt and see how to leverage them on IBM i