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Manage OpenID Connect (OIDC) certificates on RACF/ICSF

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As described on  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zma/2.3.0?topic=oidc-performing-sso-by-using-no, "You must have a server certificate and private key. This certificate and private key are for use with the included Node.js application, and you do not need to add them to the IBM MFA server's RACF key ring." 

The nodejs certificate and private key, must be generated outside ICSF/RACF infrastructure, for security reasons to prevent the exposure the keys, it is better that private keys must be managed by mainframe crypto services.

Idea priority High