Specify key store settings for bindings configuration

The WS-Security policy uses keys to digitally sign messages or encrypting your Web service messages. As part of configuring a binding for the WS-Security policy, provide information about the files in which these keys are stored.

Prerequisite: Your file system must contain key stores that can be used to support the WS-Security policy. Obtain these files from your Web service provider.

To specify settings for your key stores:

1. In the Client Side Policy Set Attachment wizard, select the WSSecurity policy type in the

   Bindings Configuration table; then click

   Configure.

2. In the WS-Security binding configuration window, the Digital Signature Configuration tab and the XML Encryption Configuration tab both contain areas where you can specify settings for outbound and inbound messages, Click the

   Key Store Settings button in the area where you want to specify key store settings.

3. In the Key Store Settings Dialog window:

   1. Type the path and name of the keystore file that you received from the Web service provider in the

      Keystore Path field, or select the file by using the Browse button.

   2. Type the password for your keystore in the

      Keystore Password field.

   3. Select the type of your key store from the

      Keystore Type list.

   4. Type the alias for your key in the

      Key Alias field.

   5. Type the password for your key in the

      Key Password field.

4. Click OK.

Note: The number of fields that are shown in the Key Store Settings Dialog window depends on the policy set and policy type for which you are configuring a binding.

 

Related tasks

Configuring a binding for the WS-Security policy

Configuring a binding for the WS-Reliable Messaging policy

Configuring bindings for the HTTP transport policy

Configuring bindings for the SSL transport policy

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