Configure Process Designer to access Process Center using Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

The following steps are required to make the communication between the Process Designer and Process Center work using SSL.

1. Navigate to the Process Designer installation location. For example: C:\W751\IBMProcessDesigner751.
2. Open the eclipse.ini file with a text editor, and locate -Dcom.ibm.bpm.processcenter.url.
3. Change http://PC_hostname:non_secured_port to https://PC_hostname:secured-port.
4. Save and close the eclipse.ini file.
5. Launch the Process Designer and verify access to the Process Center using SSL.
6. Optional: If you have created and configured your own trust store, you must modify the CellDefaultTrustStore to point to the correct location for your trust store: When the Process Designer is downloaded, by default, a trust.p12 file will be included in the .zip file. The trust.p12 file reflects what is specified for the CellDefaultTrustStore. The trust.p12 file from the server location is copied and the password is set to WebAS before it is included in the .zip file. If you have configured a custom trust store with a different password or if you have multiple trust stores, you must manually copy the trust.p12 file from the server to your Process Designer install directory and edit the eclipse.ini file to update the following properties:
   • -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStoreType
   • -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore
   • -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword
7. Verify the configuration in the Process Designer.
   1. Log in to the Process Designer.
   2. Right-click the Process Apps tab, and select Properties.
   3. Confirm that the Address section contains the following address: https://PCHostname:secured_port.