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Key set groups settings

Use this page to create new key set groups.

To view this console page, click Security > SSL certificate and key management > Manage endpoint security configurations > {Inbound | Outbound} > ssl_configuration . Under Related items, click Key set groups > New.

 

Configuration tab

Key set group name

Name of key set group used. This name can be referenced using the com.ibm.websphere.crypto.KeySetHelper API to retrieve the managed keys from an application.

Data type: Text

Key sets

Specify a set of key instances of the same type for use in cryptographic operations.

Add

Specify to add the selected key set part of this key set group.

Remove

Specify to remove the selection from the Key sets list.

Automatically generate keys

Specify that the keys are generated automatically on a schedule. When a new key is generated, the security.xml is updated and saved by the runtime to track the key reference version. This can cause save conflicts when updating the same file from admin applications.

Default: Disabled

Scheduled time for generation

Scheduled time when the system generates selected key set group or groups. You can specify the scheduled time in hours and minutes; specify either A.M. or P.M., or specify 24-hour. You can also specify the day of the week you want the scheduled event to occur. IBM recommends that you set this event to occur during a low peak time, especially for keys that are used by runtime for token validation.

Data type Integer
Default: 0, 0
Range: 1–12, 0–59

Generate on a specific day

Specify whether to have the generation occur on a specific day of the week. It is best to auto-generate keys during a low peak day.

Default: Enabled

Weekday

Specify the day of the week on which the expiration monitor will run if the Check on a specific day option is selected.

Default: Sunday
Range: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Repeat interval

Period of time between each schedule time to check for expired certificates or the interval between schedule checks.

Default: Daily
Range: Daily, Weekly

Generate at an interval

Specify to generate keys at the specified frequency regardless of the day of the week on which generation occurs.

Default: Disabled

Next start date

Specify the date for the next scheduled check. This allows the deployment manager to be stopped and restarted without resetting the date.




 

Related tasks


Creating a Secure Sockets Layer configuration

 

Related Reference

Key stores and certificates collection
Key set groups collection

 

Reference topic