[id='cli_configuring_tls_properties-{context}']
= Trusting {brandname} Server Connections
Secure {brandname} CLI connections to {brandname} Server with SSL/TLS
certificates. If you create a key store as an SSL identity for {brandname}
Server, the CLI can validate server certificates to verify the identity.

.Prerequisites

* Set up an SSL identity for {brandname} Server.
* Create at least one {brandname} user.

.Procedure

. Specify the location of the server key store, as in the following example:
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$ bin/cli.sh config set truststore /home/user/my-trust-store.jks
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. Define the key store password, if necessary, as follows:
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$ bin/cli.sh config set truststore-password secret
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. Verify your CLI configuration.
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$ bin/cli.sh config get truststore
truststore=/home/user/my-trust-store.jks

$ bin/cli.sh config get truststore-password
truststore-password=secret
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.Reference

link:{server_docs}#ssl_identity-server[Setting Up SSL Identities for {brandname} Server]
