Https for Tm1 Rest api

[kavitha2002]

Hello Everyone,

I would like to have a secure communication between client(Tm1 Restapi) and TM1 Server so I set the

UseSSL = True in tm1s.cfg.

Then I checked the link 'https://localhost:8000/api/vi/Server' in the chrome browser, it works fine. But its not working in IE and firefox. Its saying insecure, why? Do I need to set up anything specific to browser.

My question here is, do we need to buy a seperate SSL certificate for Rest api for Production Environment or by setting UseSSL=true will give us default IBM Certificates which is enough for Production Environment.

Kindly provide me your valuable suggestions and thanks in advance.

[Edward Stuart]

You will get warning messages in any browser you are using when accessing an HTTPS link to protect against unauthorized access, something along the lines of:

Chrome/ Edge: NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID
Firefox: Error code: MOZILLA_PKIX_ERROR_SELF_SIGNED_CERT

You can bypass these messages by accepting the risks in the browser.

Alternatively you can clear the warning via the following IBM technote: How to Resolve a Browser Certificate Warning - This site is missing a valid, trusted certificate