Domino Server SSL Key Import

By default, the SSL key order process in the Domino Administrator assumes that only single domain certificates are used. Hence, when you have a multi domain UCC or a wildcard certificate, it has to be loaded into the keyring (a.k.a. kyr file) outside of the Domino Administrator.

The basic overview of the process is this:

• Create a kyr (keyring) file to hold the keys.
• Create a p12 (PKCS#12) file with the certificate that needs to be added to the keyring.
• Add the p12 (PKCS#12) file to the keyring.
• Install the new keyring on the Domino Servers (mail, traveler, sametime, Quickr)

Domino Server PKCS#12 key generation and import

Create PKCS#12 from SSL KEY and CRT files

For this step I recommend to be on the Linux or AIX with openssl installed. Assuming that you have the certificate key, the CA issued certificate, and the certificate chains all in the same directory, you can run the following command to generate the p12 file:

openssl pkcs12 -export \
-in certificate-from-CA.crt \
-inkey certificate-key-file.key \
-certfile root-ca-bundle.crt \
-out certificate-in-pkcs12-format.p12


Add PKCS#12 to Domino Server Kyr Keyring File

For this step I recommend to be on the sametime server under Linux or AIX. In theory, this should work, but in practice, I found that the version 7 of the gsk tools doesn’t seem to be able to open kyr files. So you may need to skip ahead to the legacy Windows XP method, unless you can find the gsk5bas package on one of your older install media.

rpm -Uvh ${SAMETIME_CD_PATH}/SametimeEntryServer/GSKit/Linux/gsk7bas-7.0-4.28.i386.rpm
vi /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/latest/linux/ibm-jre/jre/lib/security/java.security

Add last provider to list:

security.provider.1=com.ibm.jsse2.IBMJSSEProvider2
security.provider.2=com.ibm.crypto.provider.IBMJCE
security.provider.3=com.ibm.security.jgss.IBMJGSSProvider
security.provider.4=com.ibm.security.cert.IBMCertPath
security.provider.5=com.ibm.security.sasl.IBMSASL
security.provider.6=com.ibm.spi.IBMCMSProvider

remove conflicting jar file:

mv /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/latest/linux/ibm-jre/jre/lib/ext/gskikm.jar /opt/ibm/lotus/notes/latest/linux/ibm-jre/jre/lib/ext/gskikm.removedjar-

set environment:

set JAVA_HOME
JAVA_HOME=/opt/ibm/lotus/notes/latest/linux/ibm-jre/jre export JAVA_HOME


Domino Server Required Utilities for SSL Key Import (legacy Windows XP method)

• Download and install IKEYMAN.
• Open the kyr file in gsk5.
• Import the p12 cert.
• Save the new kyr file.

Domino Server SSL Key Management References

• http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp0046.pdf
• http://www.turtleweb.com/turtleblog.nsf/dx/11022009232215GDAVGR.htm?opendocument&comments
• http://www.deadspace.de/?p=294
• ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/software/webserver/appserv/library/v61/ihs/GSK7c_SSL_Ikm_Guide.pdf
• https://support.quovadisglobal.com/KB/a93/how-do-i-install-my-digital-certificate-into-lotus-notes.aspx
• http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20081121002554/http://www.justinclarke.com/archives/2005/08/sending_smime_e.html
• http://www.eulerhermes.com/en/documents/secure-email/ehcica_howto_import_lotus_notes_en.pdf/ehcica_howto_import_lotus_notes_en.pdf
• http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/sametime/v8r0/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.help.sametime.802.doc/Entry/st_adm_security_ssl_ikey_lin_t.html

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