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Configure JMS client applications to perform client SSL authentication

We can configure JMS client applications to authenticate to the bus using client SSL authentication.

• You have already obtained a SSL certificate for the JMS client application.
• The JMS client application is already configured to use SSL. For more information, see ssl.client.props client configuration file

This task has two objectives. First, you install the SSL certificate for the client application in the key store for the application client. Secondly, you modify the sib.client.ssl.properties file to use client SSL authentication. Use Key Management (iKeyman) utility to work with SSL certificates. The iKeyman user interface is Java-based and uses the Java support that is installed with IBM HTTP Server.

Take the following steps to configure a JMS client application to use client SSL authentication:

1. Start the iKeyman user interface. Refer to the iKeyman User Guide available from IBM developer kits for more information about using iKeyman.

2. When prompted, select the key store for the JMS client application.

3. When prompted for the type off certificate to work with, select the option Personal certificates. A list of personal certificates is displayed.

4. Select to import a certificate to the selected key store.

5. When prompted, type the location and name for the certificate. We can provide an alias for the certificate. The certificate is installed into the keystore of the client application.
6. Close the iKeyman user interface.
7. Open a text editor to work with the sib.client.ssl.properties properties file. This file is located in the profile_root/properties directory of the application server installation, where profile_root is the directory in which profile-specific information is stored.

8. Set the value for the property com.ibm.ssl.client.clientAuthentication to True.

9. Set the value for the property com.ibm.ssl.client.keyStoreClientAlias to the alias name for the certificate in the client key store.

10. Save the sib.client.ssl.properties properties file.

Results

You have now configured a JMS client application to use client SSL authentication.

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