WAS v8.5 > Reference > SetsCertificate authority (CA) client configuration
Use this page to create, modify, and configure a certificate authority (CA) client.
To view this dmgr console page, click Security > SSL Configurations and key management . Under Related Items, click Certificate Authority (CA) client configurations. Then click either the New button or select an existing CA client by clicking on its <client_name>.
Name
Unique name of the CA client configuration. This is the name to identify the CA client object. This name needs to be unique to the scope.
Information Value Data type: String
Implementation class
Name of the module that implements the com.ibm.wsspi.ssl.WSKPIClient interface used to act as a client to a CA. This implementation class connects to the CA server and performs a certificate create, revoke, or replace.
Information Value Default: String
CA server host name
Host name of the CA server, if the implementation requires a host name.
Information Value Data type: String
Port
Port where the CA server will communicate, if the implementation requires a port.
Information Value Data type: String
User name
User Id used to connect to the CA server, if the implementation requires a user to login to the CA.
Information Value Data type: String
Password
Password for the connection to the CA server.
Information Value Data type: String
Confirm password
Confirms the password provided in the password field.
Information Value Data type: String
Number of times to poll
Number of times to check the CA server to see if the certificate is complete. This poll number applies to the CA that does not return certificates right away.
Information Value Default: 5
Polling interval when requesting certificates
Amount of time, in minutes, between checks to the CA server to see if the certificate is complete.
Information Value Default: 10
Custom properties
Specifies arbitrary name and value pairs of data. The name is a property key, and the value is a string value that can be used to set internal system configuration properties.
Information Value Data type: string
Related
Create a CA client in SSL
Delete a CA client in SSL
View or modify a CA client in SSL