# Configure SSL in the Server

To use SSL, each instance of `tibemsd` must have a digital certificate and a private key. The server can optionally require a certificate chain or trusted certificates.

Set the server to listen for SSL connections from clients by using the `listen` parameter in `tibemsd.conf`. To specify that a port accept SSL connections, specify the SSL protocol in the listen parameter as follows:

    listen = ssl://localhost:7243

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