Configure the server-side collection certificate store using the administrative console

Important distinction between Version 5.x and Version 6 applications

Note: The information in this article supports version 5.x applications only that are used with WebSphere Application Server Version 6. The information does not apply to version 6 applications.

A collection certificate store is a collection of nonroot, certificate authority (CA) certificates and certificate revocation lists (CRLs). This collection of CA certificates and CRLs is used to check the signature of a digitally signed
SOAP message.

You can configure the collection certificate either by using an assembly tool or the WebSphere Application Server administrative console. Complete the following steps to configure the server-side collection certificate store using the administrative console.

1. Connect to the WebSphere Application Server administrative console. You can connect to the administrative console by typing http://localhost:9060/ibm/console in your Web browser unless you have changed the port number.

2. Click Applications > Enterprise applications > application_name.

3. Under Related items, click either Web modules or EJB modules depending on the type of module you are securing.

4. Click the name of the module you are securing.

5. Under Additional properties, click Web services: server security bindings to add the collection certificate store to the server security bindings. If you do not see any entries, return to the assembly tool and configure the security extensions for the server. To configure the security extensions for the server, see the following topics:

   • Configuring the server for request digital signature verification: Verifying the message parts

   • Configuring the server for request digital signature verification: choosing the verification method

6. Click Edit under Request Receiver Binding to edit the server security bindings.

7. Click Collection certificate store .

8. Click a Certificate store name to edit an existing certificate store or click New to add a new certificate store name.

9. Enter a name in the Certificate store name field. The name entered in this field is a name that is referenced in the Certificate store field on the Signing information configuration page.

10. Leave the Certificate store provider field as IBMCertPath.

11. Click Apply .

12. Under Additional Properties, click X.509 Certificates > New .

13. Enter the path to your certificate store. For example, the path might be: ${USER_INSTALL_ROOT}/etc/ws-security/samples/intca2.cer. If you have any additional certificate store paths to enter, click New and add the path names.

14. Click OK .

Related tasks
Configuring the server-side collection certificate store using an assembly tool
Configuring the client-side collection certificate store using the administrative console
Configuring default collection certificate stores at the server level in the WebSphere Application Server administrative console
Configuring the client for response digital signature verification: verifying the message parts
Configuring the client for response digital signature verification: choosing the verification method
Configuring the server for request digital signature verification: Verifying the message parts
Configuring the server for request digital signature verification: choosing the verification method