Collection certificate store collection
Use this page to view a list of certificate stores containing untrusted, intermediary certificate files awaiting validation. Validation might consist of checking to see if the certificate is on a certificate revocation list (CRL), checking that the certificate is not expired, and checking that the certificate is issued by a trusted signer.
The following list provides recommendations for using CRLs:
- If CRLs are added to the collection certificate store collection, add the CRLs for the root certificate authority and each intermediate certificate, if applicable. When the CRL is in the certificate collection store, the certificate revocation status for every certificate in the chain is checked against the CRL of the issuer.
- When the CRL file is updated, the new CRL does not take effect until you restart the web service application.
- Before a CRL expires, load a new CRL into the certificate collection store to replace the old CRL. An expired CRL in the collection certificate store results in a certificate path (CertPath) build failure.
To view the console panel for the collection certificate store on the cell level...
Security | JAX-WS and JAX-RPC security runtime | Additional properties | Collection certificate store
To view the console panel for the collection certificate store on the server level...
Servers | Server Types | WebSphere application servers | server_name | Security | JAX-WS and JAX-RPC security runtime | Additional properties | Collection certificate store
In a mixed node cell with a server using WAS v6.1 or earlier, click Web services: Default bindings for Web Services Security.
To view this console page for the collection certificate store on the application level...
Applications | Application Types | WebSphere enterprise applications | application_name | Modules | Manage modules | URI_name | Web Services Security Properties
We can access collection certificate stores for the following bindings:
- For the Request generator...
Web services: Server security bindings | Request generator (sender) binding | Edit custom | Collection certificate store
- For the Request consumer...
Web services: Server security bindings | Request consumer (receiver) binding | Edit custom | Collection certificate store
- For the Response generator...
Web services: Server security bindings | Response generator (sender) binding | Edit custom | Collection certificate store
- For the Response consumer...
Web services: Client security bindings | Response consumer (receiver) binding | Edit custom | Collection certificate store
Under Additional properties, we can access collection certificate stores for the following bindings:
- For the Request receiver binding...
Web services: Server security bindings | Response receiver binding | Edit | Collection certificate store
- For the Response receiver binding...
Web services: Client security bindings | Response receiver binding | Edit | Collection certificate store
Complete the following steps:
- Click New to specify a new certificate store name and certificate store provider.
- Click OK and messages are displayed.
- Within the messages shown, click Save.
- Return to the collection certificate store collection panel and click Update runtime to update the Web Services Security run time with the default binding information, which is found in the ws-security.xml file. When you click Update runtime, the configuration changes made to the other web services are also updated in the Web Services Security run time.
Certificate store name
Name of the certificate store.
Certificate store provider
Provider of the certificate store.
Related tasks
Configure the collection certificate store for the generator binding on the application levelCollection certificate store configuration settings X.509 certificates collection X.509 certificate configuration settings Certificate revocation list collection Certificate revocation list configuration settings