# Using SSL encryption

Complete the following steps to set up SSL connections for the PDI client and the Pentaho Server:

1. Set up SSL security by enabling SSL in the Pentaho Server with a certificate authority.

   See **Administer Pentaho Data Integration and Analytics** document for details.
2. Import your certificate to the Java keystore on the machine where the PDI client is installed. If the Pentaho Server is installed on a different machine, import the certificate to the Java keystore on that machine.
3. At the following prompts, enter a new password and enter `Y`:

   ```
   Enter keystore password: 
   Trust this certificate?
   ```

The certificate is now trusted by the PDI client and the Pentaho Server.


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