Asymmetric signature and encryption policies settings

To create the trust context, message integrity and confidentiality, to use asymmetric tokens. We can create the trust context by specifying which token type to use for the initiator and recipient signature as well as the initiator and recipient encryption.

To view this admin console page complete the following actions:

1. Click Services > Policy sets > Application policy sets > policy_set_name > WS-Security policy type.

2. Click Main policy or Bootstrap policy.

3. Click the Asymmetric signature and encryption policies link.

This admin console panel applies only to Java™ API for XML Web Services (JAX-WS) applications.

Message integrity policies – Initiator signature token

Token type of the initiator signature token. To add a token type or change the current token type that is displayed in the Initiator signature token field, or to edit the displayed token type, click Action.

Message integrity policies – Recipient signature token

Token type of the recipient signature token. To add a token type or change the current token type that is displayed in the Recipient signature token field, or to edit the displayed token type, click Action.

Message confidentiality policies – Use the same token types that are used for integrity protection

Whether the token type set for initiator signature token and recipient signature token are used for the initiator encryption token and the recipient encryption token. When the box is checked the fields are empty and are cleared of data when Ok or Apply is selected.

Message confidentiality policies – Initiator encryption token

Initiator encryption token type. To add a token type or change the current token type that is displayed in the Initiator encryption token field, or to edit the displayed token type, click Action.

Message confidentiality policies – Recipient encryption token

Specifies recipient encryption token type. To add a token type or change the current token type that is displayed in the Recipient encryption token field, or to edit the displayed token type, click Action.

Action

Specifies an option for each of the signature and encryption token fields. Use the Action button to change, delete, add, or edit the listed token type.

The Action button lists supported token types and provides the following options:

Edit selected type policy

Opens a page to edit the token type shown in the signature or encryption token fields.

Delete selected type policy

Removes the token type from the signature or encryption token fields.

Change to custom type

Opens the Custom type page to specify the uniform resource identifier (URI) for a custom token type.

Add custom type

Adds the custom type entry in the signature or encryption token fields.

Change to X.509

Changes the listed token type to X.509.

Add X.509

Adds the X.509 token type.

When you change the token type, any values you specified for the former token type are lost and the default values for the newly assigned token type are used.

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Related tasks

Set the WS-Security policy
Manage policy sets

 

Related

Token type settings
Application policy sets collection
Application policy set settings
Symmetric signature and encryption policies settings
Main policy and bootstrap policy settings