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Key managers settings

Use this page to define key managers implementation settings. A key manager gets invoked during an SSL handshake to determine the certificate alias to be used. The default key manager (WSX509KeyManager) performs alias selection. If more advanced function is desired, a custom key manager can be specified here and selected in the SSL configuration. From the console...

    Security > SSL certificate and key management. Under Configuration settings, clickManage endpoint security configurations > {Inbound | Outbound} > ssl_configuration . Under Related items, click Key managers. On the next panel, click New.


Name

Name of the key manager, which you can select on the SSL configuration panel.

Data type: Text


Management scope

Scope where this SSL configuration is visible. For example, if you choose a specific node, then the configuration is only visible on that node and any servers that are part of that node.

Data type List
Range: Applicable scopes


Standard

Key manager selection that is available from a Java provider that is installed in the java.security file. This provider might be shipped by Java Secure Sockets Extension (JSSE) or be a custom provider that implements an X509KeyManager interface.

Default: Enabled


Provider

Provider name that has an implementation of an X509KeyManager interface. This provider is typically set to IBMJSSE2.

Data type: Text
Default: IBMJCE


Algorithm

Algorithm name of the trust manager implemented by the selected provider.

Data type: Text
Default: IbmX509


Custom

Specifies that the key manager selection is based on a custom implementation class that implements the javax.net.ssl.X509KeyManager interface and optionally the com.ibm.wsspi.ssl.KeyManagerExtendedInfo interface to obtain additional connection information not otherwise available.

Default: Disabled


Class name

Name of the key manager implementation class.

Data type: Text

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