Collection certificate store collection

Use this page to view a list of certificate stores that contains untrusted, intermediary certificate files awaiting validation. Validation might consist of checking to see if the certificate is on a certificate revocation list (CRL), checking that the certificate is not expired, and checking that the certificate is issued by a trusted signer.

The following list provides recommendations for using CRLs:

• If CRLs are added to the collection certificate store collection, add the CRLs for the root certificate authority and each intermediate certificate, if applicable. When the CRL is in the certificate collection store, the certificate revocation status for every certificate in the chain is checked against the CRL of the issuer.

• When the CRL file is updated, the new CRL does not take effect until you restart the Web service application.

• Before a CRL expires, load a new CRL into the certificate collection store to replace the old CRL. An expired CRL in the collection certificate store results in a certificate path (CertPath) build failure.

To view the WebSphere® Application Server administrative console panel for the collection certificate store on the server level, complete the following steps:

1. Click Servers > Application servers > server_name.

2. Under Security, click Web services: Default bindings for Web services security.

3. Under Additional properties, click Collection certificate store.

To view this WAS administrative console page for the collection certificate store on the application level, complete the following steps:

1. Click Applications > Enterprise applications > application_name.

2. Under Related items, click EJB modules or Web modules > URI_name.

3. Under Additional properties, you can access collection certificate stores for the following bindings:

   • For the Request generator, click Web services: Client security bindings. Under Request generator (sender) binding, click Edit custom > Collection certificate store.

   • For the Request consumer, click Web services: Server security bindings. Under Request consumer (receiver) binding, click Edit custom > Collection certificate store.

   • For the Response generator, click Web services: Server security bindings. Under Response generator (sender) binding, click Edit custom > Collection certificate store.

   • For the Response consumer, click Web services: Client security bindings. Under Response consumer (receiver) binding, click Edit custom > Collection certificate store.

Complete the following steps:

1. Click New to specify a new certificate store name and certificate store provider.

2. Click OK and messages display at the top of the administrative console panel.

3. Within the messages at the top of the administrative console panel, click Save.

4. Return to the collection certificate store collection panel and click Update runtime to update the Web services security run time with the default binding information, which is found in the ws_security.xml file. When you click Update runtime, the configuration changes made to the other Web services are also updated in the Web services security run time.

 

Related reference

Collection certificate store configuration settings

X.509 certificates collection

X.509 certificate configuration settings

Certificate revocation list collection

Certificate revocation list configuration settings

 

Certificate store name

Specifies the name of the certificate store.

 

Certificate store provider

Specifies the provider of the certificate store.

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