NOTICE DATE:  September 21, 2011

NOTICE TYPE:  M-A051011-06 General

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  REMINDER – WebEx workshop to discuss upgrading all SSL Certificates for API users to 2048-bit RSA keys 

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  ERCOT Market Participants       

DAY AFFECTED:  September 22, 2011, 10:00 – 11:00 CDT  

LONG DESCRIPTION:  On Thursday, September 22, 2011, ERCOT will host a WebEx workshop to discuss the upgrade of all SSL Certificates for API users to 2048-bit RSA keys (see Notice M-A051011-04 below for further information on the upgrade).

The WebEx details are as follows:

Topic:  ERCOT API & EWS Certificate Workshop

Date:  Thursday, September 22, 2011

Time:  10:00 – 11:00 CDT

WebEx URL:   https://ercot.webex.com/ercot/j.php?ED=155237537&UID=0&PW=NNDg2YzE2OTFl&RT=MiM3

Meeting Number:  653 702 129

Meeting Password:  Certificate123!!

Dial in Number:  1-888-894-0587

Audio Passcode:  951 494 (press # after entering audio passcode)

Press # when prompted for pin number.

CONTACT:  If you have any questions, please contact your ERCOT Account Manager. You may also call the general ERCOT Client Services phone number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT Client Services via email at [log in to unmask].

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NOTICE DATE:  August 31, 2011

NOTICE TYPE:  M-A051011-04 General

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Upgrading all SSL Certificates for API users to 2048-bit RSA keys 

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  ERCOT Market Participants       

DAY AFFECTED:  September 30, 2011  

LONG DESCRIPTION:  On June 22, 2011, ERCOT migrated MISAPI.ERCOT.com and MIS.ERCOT.com to new 2048-bit Secured Socket Layer (SSL) server certificates (Notice M-A051011-03). Now, to meet the 2048-bit server to root RSA key requirement, ERCOT is in the process of upgrading all SSL Certificates used to secure the ERCOT websites to 2048-bit RSA keys utilizing the 2048-bit RSA public Root Certification Authorities.

Beginning September 30, 2011, at 10:30 AM, all Production Application Programmatic Interface (API) traffic will be required to communicate using the new 2048-bit RSA SSL Root configuration. The Market Operations Testing Environment (MOTE) is currently configured to utilize this configuration to facilitate Market Participant testing.

Note that there is no impact to users who access MIS.ERCOT.com or other ERCOT websites through a web browser.

ACTION REQUIRED:  The following certificates are the minimum required for the new 2048-RSA key communication to the ERCOT Web Service API for submissions and queries (MISAPI.ERCOT.COM) as well as report downloads (MIS.ERCOT.COM). Market Participants should either add these certificates to the existing keystore or create a blank keystore with just these certificates installed after the configuration. The entire SSL Chain will be required for both the Production and MOTE environments for API activity. The Client Root Certificate is required for the respective environment.

·         Required SSL Chain Certificates:

·         Production and MOTE

§  VeriSign_Class_3_International_Server_CA_G3.cer (VeriSign 2048 Intermediate Certificate)

§  VeriSign_Class_3_Public_Primary_Certification_Authority_G5.cer (VeriSign 2048 Root Certificate)

·         Required Client Root Certificates:

·         Production only

§  OnSite2-314.cer (ERCOT’s Production Client Root Certificate)

·         MOTE only

§  Pilot_OnSite.cer (ERCOT’s For Test Purposes Only Client Root Certificate)

All Certificates are available for download on ERCOT.com at http://www.ercot.com/services/mdt/webservices/.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  As a reminder, the ERCOT Market Operations Test Environment (MOTE) is available for market testing of the 2048-bit certificates prior to the production cutover. The MOTE environment can be accessed with the following URLs:

https://testing.ercot.com

https://testingapi.ercot.com/2007-08/Nodal/eEDS/EWS/.

CONTACT:  If you have any questions, please contact your ERCOT Account Manager. You may also call the general ERCOT Client Services phone number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT Client Services via email at [log in to unmask].

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