Viewing the Informix encryption certificate details

Last Updated : Sep 11, 2024 |
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You can view the certificate details from the incorporated Informix configuration. This information is only available if Informix encryption is enabled. This option is useful to determine the certificate expiration date or other significant details about the certificate. The complete certificate details are displayed to the screen, which might be very large. Consider redirecting the output to a file for review.
  1. Run the /cms/install/bin/ids_tls_configure -v command.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    If Informix network encryption is not enabled, the output displays the following:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Informix encryption(TLS/SSL) is not configured. There is no Informix encryption
    certificate to view. Exiting.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    If Informix network encryption is enabled, the certificate details are displayed. This example shows the first few lines of a typical certificate:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Label : cms_net_encrypt
    Key Size : 1024
    Version : X509 V3
    Serial : 5a77ca457eadd67f
    . . .
    . . .
  2. To redirect the certificate into a file for easier viewing, run the following commands:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: /cms/install/bin/ids_tls_configure -v > /tmp/my_cert_details.out
    more /tmp/my_cert_details.out