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Key information settings

Use this page to configure the key information for the selected policy set binding. Key information attributes define how cryptographic keys are generated or consumed.

We can configure the key information for the selected policy set binding when editing a default cell or server binding. We can also configure application specific bindings for tokens and message parts required by the policy set.

To view this administrative console page when editing a default cell binding...

To view when configuring application specific bindings for tokens and message parts required by the policy set...

We must have previously attached a policy set and assigned a application specific binding.

This administrative console page applies only to JAX-WS applications.


Name

Unique name for the key information configuration.

The key information name field displays the unique name of the key that is being configured if you are editing a key. If we are creating one, enter a unique name.


Type

Lists the type of key reference.

This field appears only if you selected an encryption or signing key for the generator binding, such as gen_signkeyinfo, gen_signsctkeyinfo, gen_encsctkeyinfo, or gen_enckeyinfo.

We can select one of the following key types from this list:

Information Value
Data type: Selection list


Token generator or consumer name

Name of the token generator or consumer. Unique name for the token configuration.

The token generator or consumer name field displays the name of the pre-configured tokens that can be used in the key information configuration if you are editing a key or creating a new key.

We can select a token generator or consumer name from this list. The list of names changes, depending on whether the key information selected is for inbound (consumer) keys or outbound (generator) keys. For keys with outbound direction, the list of defined token generators is displayed. For keys with inbound direction, the list of defined token consumers is displayed.

Information Value
Data type: String


Direction

Whether the direction of the key is inbound or outbound.

The direction of generator tokens are outbound whereas the direction for consumer tokens and decryption keys are inbound.

Information Value
Data type: String
Default values: Inbound (for consumer bindings) or Outbound (for generator bindings)


Requires derived keys

Whether the key information requires derived keys.


Override Defaults

Specify derived key values overrides the derived key information that the runtime generates by default.

Best practice: IBM recommends that we do not override the following optional attributes. Web Services Security automatically provides default values for each attribute. Overriding the default values might be required if the service is running cross-vendors. The vendors can use different attribute values for derived key generation.bprac


Custom properties

Specifies additional configuration settings that token types might require.

Custom properties are arbitrary name-value pairs of data.

This table lists custom properties. Use custom properties to set internal system configuration properties. We are not required to define a custom property when you define a custom token.


Select

Specifies custom properties that we can add, edit, or delete from policy set bindings.

Click New to add and define a new custom property.

For existing custom properties, select the check box for the name of the custom property, and click one of the following actions:

Action Description
New Creates a new custom property entry. To add a custom property, enter the name and value.
Edit Specifies that we can edit the selected custom property. Click this option to provide input fields and create the list of cell values to edit. At least one custom property must exist before the Edit option is displayed.
Delete Removes the selected custom property.

Information Value
Data type: Check box (unchecked)


Name

Name of the custom property that we can use with default policy set bindings.

Custom properties are arbitrary name-value pairs of data. Custom properties are not initially displayed in this column until at least one custom property has been added.

Information Value
Data type: String


Value

Custom property value.

This column displays the value for the custom property (for example, true). The value can be a string or the value can be a true or false Boolean value.

Information Value
Data type: String or Boolean


Related tasks

Define and manage policy set bindings
  • Manage policy sets using the administrative console
  • Keys and certificates
  • Application policy sets collection
  • Application policy set settings
  • Search attached applications collection
  • Policy set bindings settings
  • Token generator collection
  • Token generator configuration settings
  • Token consumer collection
  • Token consumer configuration settings