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How to Install an SSL Certificate on IBM Domino

IBM Domino, formally known as Lotus Domino, is a web-server and an advanced product of the IBM server. This web-server is widely used for hosting several social business applications and enterprise-level e-mail collaboration. It is considered to be a low-cost solution to enhance productivity and speed up the operations.

Installing an SSL Certificate on the IBM Domino (Lotus Domino) Web Server

After completing the check-out process for the SSL certificate, you will receive an e-mail attached with a *.zip file from your certification authority. This file comprises of primary, intermediate, and root certificates. You need to download and extract this *.zip file on your IBM Dominoserver directory where you intend to store all your certificates.

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Decoded: Examples of How Hashing Algorithms Work

If cryptography was a body, its hashing algorithm would be the heart of it. If cryptography was a car, its hashing algorithm would be its engine. If cryptography was a movie, its hashing algorithm would be the star. If cryptography was the solar system, its hashing algorithm would be the sun. Okay, that’s probably too far, but you’ve got the point, right? Before we get to the what hashing algorithm is, why it’s there, and how it works, it’s important to understand where its nuts and bolts are. Let’s start with hashing.

What Is Hashing?

Let’s try to imagine a hypothetical situation here. Suppose you want to send a message/file to someone and it is absolutely imperative that it reaches its intended recipient in the exact same format. How would you do it? One option is to send it multiple times and verify that it wasn’t tampered with. But what if the message is too long? What if the file measures in gigabytes? It would be utterly absurd, impractical, and, quite frankly, boring to verify every single letter, right? Well, that’s where hashing comes into play.