Configure default collection certificate stores at the server level in the WAS administrative console
We can define a single collection certificate store for all of the applications that need to use the same certificates. Use the WebSphere Application Server administrative console to configure the default collection certificate store at the server level.
A collection certificate store is a collection of non-root, certificate authority (CA) certificates and certificate revocation lists (CRLs). This collection of CA certificates and CRLs are used to check the signature of a digitally signed SOAP message. A certificate store typically refers to a certificate store located in the file system. The location of the certificate store can vary from machine to machine, so we might configure a default collection certificate store for a specific machine and reference it from within the signing information. The signing information is found within the binding configurations of any application installed on the machine. This suggestion enables us to define a single collection certificate store for all of the applications that need to use the same certificates. We also can specify the default binding information at the cell level.
Configure the default collection certificate store at the server level using the WAS administrative console:
Tasks
- Connect to the administrative console.
http://localhost:port_number/ibm/console.
(iSeries) We can access the administrative console by typing http://server:port_number/ibm/console in the web browser unless we have changed the port number.
- Click Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers > server.
- Under Security, click security runtime.
Mixed-version environment: In a mixed
node cell with a server using Websphere Application Server version
6.1 or earlier, click Web services: Default bindings for
Web Services Security.mixv
- Under Additional properties, click Collection certificate store.
- Enter a name in the Certificate store name field. This name is referenced in the Certificate store field on the Signing information configuration page.
- Leave the Certificate store provider field value as IBMCertPath.
- Click Apply.
- Under Additional properties, click X.509 certificates > New.
- Enter the path to your certificate store. For example, the path might be: ${USER_INSTALL_ROOT}/etc/ws-security/samples/intca2.cer.
If we have any additional certificate store paths to enter, click New and add the path names.
- Click OK.
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