) Security server and View Connection Server hosts need valid SSL certificates

· Best choice: After you install a View Connection Server instance or security server on a Windows Server host, open the Windows Server certificate store and take these steps:

o Import an SSL certificate that is signed by a CA and that your clients can validate.

o Make sure that the entire certificate chain, including intermediate certificates and root certificate, are installed.

o Make sure the certificate has a private key, and mark the key as exportable.

o Configure the certificate Friendly Name as vdm.

· Alternative: Let the View server installer create a default certificate in the Windows Server certificate store. The certificate is self-signed and will be shown as invalid in View Administrator.

· Upgrading to View 5.1 or a later release: If your original View servers already have SSL certificates signed by a CA, you don’t have to do anything. During the upgrade, View imports your certificates into the Windows Server certificate store.

If your original View servers have default certificates, upgrade your View servers and follow the Best choice steps shown above.

More information: See “Configuring SSL Certificates for View Servers” in the View Installation guide.