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Export the
BlackBerry Proxy
certificate to the local computer

If you must configure SSL communication to allow communication between the
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
and on-premises
BEMS
services (for example, the
Connect
,
Docs
, and
Mail
services), export the
BlackBerry Proxy
root and intermediate certificate chains and import them into the
Java
keystore on
BEMS
and the
Windows
keystore.
The following task is not browser-specific. For specific instructions, see the documentation for the browser you are using.
Verify that the
BlackBerry Connectivity Node
is installed with a status of Running.
  1. On the computer that hosts the
    BlackBerry Connectivity Node
    , export the
    BlackBerry Proxy
    certificate to your computer. In a browser, type
    https://localhost:17433
    . A certificate error message is displayed because the certificate was signed by a CA that is not recognized as a well-known CA.
  2. To open the Certificate dialog, click the certificate icon in the URL field.
  3. Click
    Certificate
    .
  4. Click
    Certificate Path
    .
  5. Click the root certificate. The root certificate is the first item in the Certificate hierarchy.
  6. Click
    View Certificate
    .
  7. Click the
    Details
    tab.
  8. Click
    Copy to File
    .
  9. Click
    Next
    .
  10. Select
    Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER)
    .
  11. Click
    Next
    .
  12. Click
    Browse
    .
  13. Enter a name for the certificate (for example, ca.cer) and export it to the local computer.
  14. Click
    Save
    .
  15. Click
    Finish
    .
  16. Click
    OK
    .