New update of Verse for iOS lets you sync contacts with the device

A new update of the IBM Verse app for iOS shipped yesterday, is 9.2.4 .

In this update one of the most notable features is the capabilty of syncing contacts betwee Verse and the device;  this feature was described in the IBM Traveler 9.0.1 Infocenter but was not available since this update.

For a complete list of the new features see here.

IBM Verse on iOS works with self-signed certificates

In the official documentation for Traveler, is said this “IBM Traveler servers must support SSL/TLS and have a valid certificate. For security reasons, the app will not connect to a server with a self-signed, expired or otherwise untrusted certificate, nor will it connect to a server configured for HTTP rather than HTTPS.”

See here

Well…. is not really true. I am using Verse on my iPad and connect to my Domino server, which has a self-signed certificate. Here are the steps needed to make this work.

1. Use a browser and access your mail, in this example I am using Firefox. When you see the page, click on the lock icon next to the address
2. Click on “More information” then on “View certificates” and then on the “Details” tab. There you see a button “Export”, click on it and export the certificate in crt format.
3. Import this certificate into the device, for example sending it via mail. Whe you read the mail and click in the attached certificate, the procedure for adding a profile will start. Follow the instructions and you will find a new profile with the name of the exported certificate in the device.

Now  Verse will let you connect to your mail server.