WAS v8.5 > Secure applications > Secure web services > Secure web services > Administer Web Services SecurityConfigure HTTP outbound transport level security with the dmgr console
We can configure HTTP outbound transport level security with the dmgr console.
We can also configure the HTTP outbound transport level security with an assembly tool, or using the Java properties. If we do not configure the HTTP outbound transport level security, the web services runtime defers to the Web Services for Java EE security runtime in the WebSphere product for an effective SSL configuration. If there is no SSL configuration with the Java EE security runtime in the WebSphere product, the JSSE system properties are used.
If you choose to configure the HTTP outbound transport level security with the dmgr console or an assembly tool, the Web Services Security binding information is modified. We can use the dmgr console to configure the web services client security bindings if we have deployed or installed the web services application into WAS. If we have not installed the web services application, we can configure the HTTP SSL configuration with an assembly tool. This task assumes the web services application is deployed.
If you configure the HTTP outbound transport level security using the standard Java properties for JSSE, the properties are configured as system properties. The configuration specified in the binding takes precedence over the Java properties. However, the configurations specified by the Java EE security programming model , or associated the Dynamic selection , have higher precedence.
To configure the HTTP outbound transport level security, open the dmgr console and go to...
Applications | Enterprise Applications | application_instance | Manage Modules | module_instance | Web Services Security Properties | Web Services: Client security bindings | HTTP SSL Configuration | Edit
To have the system runtime choose the SSL configuration based on the current context, select radion button....
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To choose the SSL configuration in the HTTP SSL configuration drop down box, select radio button...
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