Trust managers settings

This page enables you to view and set definitions for trust manager implementation settings. A trust manager is a class that gets invoked during an SSL handshake to make trust decisions about the remote end point. A default trust manager is used to validate the signature and expiration of the certificate. Custom trust managers can be plugged in to perform an extended certificate and hostname check. To view this console page, click Security > SSL certificate and key management > Manage endpoint security configurations > {Inbound | Outbound} > ssl_configuration . Under Related items click Trust managers > New .

Name

Name of the trust manager.

Information	Value
Data type:	Text
Default:	ibmX509TrustManager

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.

This field is not editable and provides information only.

Standard

The trust manager selection is available from a Java provider installed in the java.security file. This provider might be shipped by the Java Secure Sockets Extension (JSSE) or might be a custom provider that implements the javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager interface.

Information	Value
Default:	Enabled

Provider

Provider name that has an implementation of the javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager interface. This provider is typically set to IBMJSSE2.

Enabled when Standard is selected.

Information	Value
Default	IBMJCE

Algorithm

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

Enabled when Standard is selected.

Information	Value
Default	ibmX509 or IbmPKIX
Range	ibmX509, IbmPKIX

Custom

The trust manager selection is based on a custom implementation class that implements the javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager interface and optionally the com.ibm.wsspi.ssl.TrustManagerExctendedInfo interface to obtain additional connection information that is not otherwise available.

Information	Value
Default:	Disabled

Class name

Specifies a class that implements the javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager interface. Optionally, the class can implement the com.ibm.wsspi.ssl.TrustMangerExtendedInfo interface to get extended information about the connection. The class can use the information to verify the host name and so on.

Enabled when Custom is selected.

Information	Value
Data type:	Text

Related

Trust managers collection