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Workspace IBM i
Categories Security
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 3, 2026

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Automate add or update of Certificate instead of manual process in DCM

A new process is being implemented reducing the number of days a certificate will be valid. 
Apple, Google and others are already implementing this.
https://www.digicert.com/blog/tls-certificate-lifetimes-will-officially-reduce-to-47-days

In 2 weeks, the limit will be 200 days.
In 2027 it will be 100 days.
In 2029 it will be 47 days. 
This will be impossible to manage for large shops, obtaining and manually updating certificates on every system/lpar.

We need a process that will accept a certificate file, update the LPAR as would be done in DCM, and assign the new certificate to all the products that currently have the old certificate that is being replaced. 


 

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Mar 13, 2026

    I also vote in favor. Given the current guidelines on certificate validity, in environments with multiple IBM i systems or partitions, the workload for certificate renewal will be considerable.

    If a complete solution isn't developed, it would at least be useful to provide commands or APIs to integrate these tasks into in-house developed tools.

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  • Guest
    Mar 5, 2026

    This one gets my vote, I have asked for a native IBM i ACME client in the past to resolve this issue, link to a previous idea that was closed before: https://ibm-power-systems-cc.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IBMI-I-3906

    I hope IBM will adopt your idea this time.


    In the meantime, my team have put together an IBM i OpenSource ACME client, it is still evolving but if you would like to try it you can find more details at https://github.com/RitFori/RitFori

    Best wishes,
    Steve Bradshaw
    The Friendly Techie at RowtonIT.com
    IBM Champion, Member of CEAC, TD of i-UG.co.uk

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