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Returning to Engage

christoph.stoettner@stoeps.de (Christoph Stoettner) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200

Next week from 20-22 April 2026 Engage takes place in Ghent (Belgium).

Apple push certificates in HCL Connections expire March 13th

christoph.stoettner@stoeps.de (Christoph Stoettner) — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0200

If you use Apple push notifications with HCL Connections, please be aware that the certificates included in 8.0CR12 and earlier will expire on March 13th, 2026 at 15:32:47 CET.

Update Files in WebSphere Applications

christoph.stoettner@stoeps.de (Christoph Stoettner) — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0200

Sometimes customizations or settings need to be applied directly inside the application EAR files of IBM WebSphere Application Server.

Error 153 for YouTube videos embedded in Connections Blogs

christoph.stoettner@stoeps.de (Christoph Stoettner) — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0200

Over the last few days, I received several messages from Connections users reporting that their embedded YouTube videos could no longer load in Connections Blogs and instead displayed Error 153. This prompted me to investigate the issue.

Encrypt Customizer Traffic in HCL Connections Component Pack

christoph.stoettner@stoeps.de (Christoph Stoettner) — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0200

Warning

The is just a proof of concept and shouldn’t be used in production! I still have some issues with redirects to the new hostname.

In the series of encrypting network traffic within HCL Connections and Component Pack:

the customizer part is missing. In a default configuration (or when you install as documented), the traffic from IHS and NGINX that is forwarded to the customizer (mw-proxy) and Ingress is unencrypted.