Use this topic to migrate the security configuration of previous WebSphere® Application Server releases and its applications to the new installation of WebSphere Application Server.
This information addresses the need to migrate your security configurations from a previous release of IBM® WebSphere Application Server to WebSphere Application Server 8.0. Complete the following steps to migrate your security configurations:
The security configuration of previous WebSphere Application Server releases and its applications are migrated to the new installation of WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5.
You must migrate any custom class files that are not migrated.
If the previous version instance is configured
to enable secure connections using digital certificates that are signed
by the Digital Certificate Manager (DCM) local certificate authority,
those certificates must be renewed. For example, they must be renewed
for the previous version instance, the WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5 profile, and all
of the Secure Socket Layer-enabled clients and servers that connect
to WebSphere Application Server.
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certificate stores for applications are deprecated in WebSphere Application Server Version 5. In WebSphere Application Server Version 8.5, you must migrate
your applications to use Java keystores.