IBM Watson™ IoT Platform is a fully managed, cloud-hosted service that makes it simple to derive value from the Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Simply register and connect your device, be it a sensor, a gateway, or something else, to the Watson IoT Platform and start sending data securely up to the cloud using the open, lightweight MQTT messaging protocol. You can set up and manage your devices using your online dashboard or our secure APIs so that your apps can access and use your live and historical data.
SSL Installation:
Upload the SSL Certificate to Your IBM Watson IoT Platform Account
- In a browser, open and log into the IBM Watson IoT Platform account.
- On the All Boards page, in the sidebar menu on the left, click Settings (gear icon).
- On the General Settings page, in the left pane menu, under Security, click Messaging Server Certificates.
- Add SSL Certificate and Private Key
- In the Messaging Server Certificates section, click + Add certificate.
Upload SSL Certificate
In the Upload certificate window, next to Certificate File, click Select a file and then locate and select your server certificate .crt file
(e.g., _messaging_internetofthings_ibmcloud_com.crt).
Upload Private Key
Next to Private Key, click Select a file and then locate and select your private key file
(e.g., _messaging_internetofthings_ibmcloud_com.key).
Once the certificate and private key are uploaded, click Save:
On the Security page, in the Messaging Server Certificates section, in the Currently Active Certificate drop-down list, select your newly uploaded SSL certificate.
In the Confirmation window, click Confirm to designate your new SSL certificate as the active certificate.
SSL is installed once it is confirmed.
We hope this article helped you with this easy process. If you are unable to use these instructions, we recommend you contact either the vendor of your software or the hosting organization that supports it.