Tivoli® Global Security Kit (GSKit) is an optional software package that is required only if Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Security or Transport Layer Security (TLS) is required.
Tivoli Directory Server alone does not provide the capability for SSL connections from Tivoli Directory Server clients. You can enable the SSL feature by installing the IBM® GSKit package. The GSKit package includes SSL support and associated RSA Security, Inc. technology.
OpenSSL is included in GSKit and may be used for cryptographic operations (as per the OpenSSL license requirements).
Tivoli Directory Server can work without the GSKit installed. In this case, the server accepts only non-secure connections from directory clients. Similarly, the Tivoli Directory Server client can work without the GSKit installed. Install GSKit on both the server and client if you want to use secure connections.
Version 8 of GSKit is provided with Tivoli Directory Server 6.3.
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