Trust anchor collection

Use this page to view a list of keystore objects that contain trusted root certificates. These objects are used for certificate path validation of incoming X.509-formatted security tokens. Keystore objects within trust anchors contain trusted root certificates that are used by the CertPath API to validate the trust of a certificate chain.

To create the keystore file, use the key tool that is located in the install_dir\java\jre\bin\keytool directory. To view this console page for trust anchors on the cell level...

1. Click Security > Web services.

2. Under Additional properties, click Trust anchors.

To view this console page for trust anchors on the server level...

1. Click Servers > Application servers > server.

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

3. Under Additional properties, click Trust anchors.

To view this console page for trust anchors on the application level,

1. Click Applications > Enterprise applications > application.

2. Click Manage modules > URI_name.

3. Under Web Services Security Properties, you can access trust anchors information for the following bindings:

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

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

4. Under Additional properties, you can access the trust anchors information for the following bindings:

   • For the Response receiver binding, click Web services: Client security bindings. Under Response receiver binding, click Edit.

   • For the Request receiver binding, click Web services: Server security bindings. Under Request receiver binding, click Edit.

5. Under Additional properties, click Trust anchors.

If you click Update runtime, the Web services security run time is updated with the default binding information, which is contained in the ws-security.xml file that was previously saved. If you make changes on this panel, complete the following steps:

1. Save your changes by clicking Save at the top of the administrative console. When you click Save, you are returned to the administrative console home panel.

2. Return to the Trust anchors collection panel and click Update runtime. When you click Update runtime, the configuration changes made to the other Web services also are updated in the Web services security run time.

Trust anchor name

Unique name that is used to identify the trust anchor.

Key store path

Location of the keystore file that contains the trust anchors.

Key store type

Timeype of keystore file.

The value for this field is JKS, JCEKS, JCERACFKS (z/OS only), JCE4758RACFKS (z/OS only), PKCS11KS (PKCS11), or PKCS12KS (PKCS12).

The value for this field is JKS, JCEKS, JCERACFKS (z/OS only), PKCS11KS (PKCS11), or PKCS12KS (PKCS12).

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Related tasks

Configure trust anchors for the generator binding on the application level

 

Related Reference

Trust anchor configuration settings

 

Reference topic