# Automatically transferring SSL certificates used by WebSphere MQ clients

This section gives an example of using the AMQTCERT command to automatically transfer the SSL certificates from a WebSphere® MQ client certificate store.

You can schedule the transfer of SSL certificates used by a WebSphere MQ client on the local system by entering at a command prompt:

      	  amqtcert -a -c clientStoreFilename -p password -e passwordExpiry

Where:

- `clientStoreFilename` is the fully qualified file name (excluding the .sto suffix) of the WebSphere MQ client certificate store.
- `password` is the password for all key databases created
- `passwordExpiry` is the number of days until new passwords are required

For details of all the options available for this command, see the Version 7.0 WebSphere MQ System Administration Guide.

Transfer of certificates will occur the next time a WebSphere MQ client process which uses a key repository value matching clientStoreFilename connects to a queue manager using an SSL channel.

Parent topic: Using the AMQTCERT (Transfer Certificates) command