Configure the server-side collection certificate store using the administrative console

 

Overview

Important distinction between V5.x and v6.x applications

Note: The information in this article supports v5.x applications only that are used with WAS v6.x. The information does not apply to v6.0.x applications.

A collection certificate store is a collection of non-root, certificate authority (CA) certificates and certificate revocation lists (CRLs). This collection of CA certificates and CRLs is used to check the signature of a digitally signed Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) message.

One can configure the collection certificate either by using an assembly tool or the WAS administrative console. Complete the following steps to configure the server-side collection certificate store using the administrative console.

 

Procedure

  1. Connect to the WAS administrative console. We can connect to the administrative console by typing http://localhost:9060/ibm/console in your Web browser unless you have changed the port number.

  2. Click Applications > Enterprise applications > appname.

  3. Under Related items, click either Web modules or EJB modules depending on the type of module you are securing.

  4. Click the name of the module you are securing.

  5. Under Additional properties, click Web services: server security bindings to add the collection certificate store to the server security bindings. If you do not see any entries, return to the assembly tool and configure the security extensions for the server.

    To configure the security extensions for the server, see the following topics:

  6. Click Edit under Request Receiver Binding to edit the server security bindings.

  7. Click Collection certificate store.

  8. Click a Certificate store name to edit an existing certificate store or click New to add a new certificate store name.

  9. Enter a name in the Certificate store name field. The name entered in this field is a name that is referenced in the Certificate store field on the Signing information configuration page.

  10. Leave the Certificate store provider field as IBMCertPath.

  11. Click Apply.

  12. Under Additional Properties, click X.509 Certificates > New.

  13. Enter the path to your certificate store. For example, the path might be: ${USER_INSTALL_ROOT}/etc/ws-security/samples/intca2.cer. If you have any additional certificate store paths to enter, click New and add the path names.

  14. Click OK.

 

Related Tasks


Configuring the server-side collection certificate store using an assembly tool
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Configuring the client for response digital signature verification: choosing the verification method
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