Configure the

Connect

service to receive SSL communications for a new installation

By default, SSL is enabled when you install the

Connect

service and runs securely using SSL/TLS (HTTPS) to communicate with the

BlackBerry Connect

app over port 8082. By default, the

BEMS

installer generates a secure certificate that is bound to port 8082. Optionally, you can choose to manually create a secure certificate that you must import to

BEMS

and bind to port 8082 or another available port. If you upgrade from

BEMS

2.10 or earlier, see Options to configure the Connect service to receive SSL communications from an upgraded BEMS instance for available options.

If you installed the

Connect

service on multiple computers, complete this task on each computer that hosts the

Connect

service.

For SSL support, you perform one of the following actions based on your environment

Use the default
BEMS-Connect
SSL certificate that is generated by the
BEMS
installer and the default port number. In this scenario, you must Assign the BEMS-Connect SSL certificate to users.
Use the default
BEMS-Connect
SSL certificate that is generated by the
BEMS
installer, but your environment requires that you use a different port number. In this scenario, you must complete the following steps:
Unbind the SSL certificate from port 8082.
Bind the SSL certificate to the Connect service SSL port. 
Update the port number to enable SSL for
BEMS
Common and Connect service.
Assign the
BEMS
SSL certificate to users.
Configure the
BlackBerry Connect
app to send requests over SSL. For more information, see 'Configuring
BlackBerry Connect
app settings' in the
BlackBerry Connect
administration content.
Use your own SSL certificate and the default port number. In this scenario you must complete the following steps:
Create a CSR request.
Submit a CSR request to a certificate authority. You must install the certificate on the server that generated the CSR.
Import the signed certificate to the computer that hosts the Connect service.
Import the certificate into the
Java
keystore. For more information, see 'Keystore commands' in the
BEMS-Core
configuration content.
Bind the SSL certificate to the Connect service SSL port
Add the certificate friendly name to the BlackBerry Connect server configuration file.
Assign the BEMS-Connect SSL certificate to users
Configure the
BlackBerry Connect
app to send requests over SSL. For more information, see 'Configuring
BlackBerry Connect
app settings' in the
BlackBerry Connect
administration content.