Signing information configuration settings

Use this page to configure new signing parameters.

The specifications that are listed on this page for the signature method, digest method, and canonicalization method are located in the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) document entitled, XML Signature Syntax and Specification: W3C Recommendation 12 Feb 2002. To view this console page on the cell level for signing information...

1. Click Security > Web services.

2. Under Default generator bindings or Default consumer bindings, click Signing information.

3. Click New to create a signing parameter or click the name of an existing configuration to modify its settings.

To view this console page on the server level for signing information...

1. Click Servers > Application Servers > server.

2. Under Security, click Web services: Default bindings for Web services security.

3. Under Default generator bindings or Default consumer bindings, click Signing information.

4. Click New to create a signing parameter or click the name of an existing configuration to modify its settings.

To view this console page on the application level for signing information...

1. Click Applications > Enterprise applications > application.

2. Click Manage modules > URI_name.

3. Under Web Services Security Properties, you can access the signing information for the following bindings:

   • For the Request generator (sender) binding, click Web services: Client security bindings. Under Request generator (sender) binding, click Edit custom.

   • For Response consumer (receiver) binding, click Web services: Client security bindings. Under Response consumer (receiver) binding, click Edit custom.

   • For the Request consumer (receiver) binding, click Web services: Server security bindings. Under Request consumer (receiver) binding, click Edit custom.

   • For the Response generator (sender) binding, click Web services: Server security bindings. Under Response generator (sender) binding, click Edit custom.

4. Under Required properties, click Signing information.

5. Under Additional properties, you can access the signing information for the following bindings:

   • For the Request receiver binding, click Web services: Server security bindings. Under Request receiver binding, click Edit.

   • For the Response receiver binding, click Web services: Client security bindings. Under Response receiver binding, click Edit.

6. Under Additional properties, click Signing information.

7. Click New to create a signing parameter or click the name of an existing configuration to modify its settings.

Signing information name

Name that is assigned to the signing configuration.

Signature method

Specify the algorithm Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI) of the signature method. The following pre-configured algorithms are supported:

• http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1

• http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#dsa-sha1

  Do not use this algorithm if you want the configured application to be compliant with the Basic Security Profile (BSP). Any ds:SignatureMethod/@Algorithm element in a signature based on a symmetric key must have a value of http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#rsa-sha1 or http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#hmac-sha1.

• http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#hmac-sha1

For V6.0.x applications, you can specify additional signature methods on the Algorithm URI panel. To access the Algorithm URI panel...

1. Click Security > Web services.

2. Under Additional properties, click Algorithm mappings > algorithm_factory_engine_class_name > Algorithm URI > New.

When you specify the Algorithm URI, you also must specify an algorithm type. To have the algorithm display as a selection in the Signature method field on the Signing information panel, select Signature as the algorithm type.

This field is available for V6.0.x applications and for the request receiver and response receiver bindings for V5.x applications.

Digest method

Specify the algorithm URI of the digest method.

The http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1 algorithm is supported.

This field is available for the request receiver and response receiver bindings for V5.x applications.

Canonicalization method

Specify the algorithm URI of the canonicalization method. The following pre-configured algorithms are supported:

• http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#

• http://www.w3.org/2001/10/xml-exc-c14n#WithComments

• http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315

• http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-xml-c14n-20010315#WithComments

This field is for Version 6.0.x applications and for the request receiver and response receiver bindings for V5.x applications.

Key information signature type

Specify how to sign a KeyInfo element if dsigkey or enckey is specified for the signing part in the deployment descriptor. This product supports the following keywords:

keyinfo (default)

Specifies that the entire KeyInfo element is signed.

keyinfochildelements

Specifies that the child elements of the KeyInfo element is signed.

If you do not specify a keyword, the appserver uses the KeyInfo value, by default.

The Key information signature type field is available for the token consumer binding.

For V6.0.x applications, this field is also available for the default consumer, request consumer, and response consumer bindings.

Signing key information

Specify a reference to the key information that the appserver uses to generate the digital signature.

You can specify only one signing key for the default generator, request generator, and response generator bindings on the cell level and the server level. However, you can specify multiple signing keys for the default consumer, request consumer, and response consumer bindings. The signing keys for the default consumer, request consumer, and response consumer bindings are specified using the Key Information references link under Additional properties on the Signing information panel.

On the application level, you can specify only one signing key for the request generator and the response generator. You can specify multiple signing keys for the request consumer and response generator. The signing keys for the request consumer and the response consumer are specified using the Key information references link under Additional properties. You can specify a signing key configuration for the following bindings on the following levels:

Binding name	Cell level, server level, or application level	Path
Default generator binding	Cell level	Click Security > Web services. Under Default generator binding, click Key information.
Default consumer binding	Cell level	Click Security > Web services. Under Default consumer binding, click Key information.
Default generator binding	Server level	Click Servers > Application Servers > server. Under Security, click Web services: Default bindings for Web services security . Under Default generator binding, click Key information.
Default consumer binding	Server level	Click Servers > Application Servers > server. Under Security, click Web services: Default bindings for Web services security . Under Default consumer binding, click Key information.

Certificate path

Settings for the certificate path validation. When you select Trust any, this validation is skipped and all incoming certificates are trusted.

The certificate path options are available on the application level.

 

Trust anchor

The appserver searches for trust anchor configurations on the application and server levels and lists the configurations in this menu.

In a ND environment, the appserver also searches the cell level for trust anchor configurations.

You can specify trust anchors as an additional property for the response receiver binding and the request receiver binding. You can specify a trust anchor configuration for the following bindings on the following levels:

Binding name	Cell level, server level, or application level	Path
Default generator binding	Cell level	Click Security > Web services. Under Additional properties, click Trust anchors.
Default consumer binding	Cell level	Click Security > Web services. Under Additional properties, click Trust anchors.
Default generator binding	Server level	Click Servers > Application servers > server. Under Security, click Web services: Default bindings for Web services security. Under Additional properties, click Trust anchors > New.
Default consumer binding	Server level	Click Servers > Application servers > server. Under Security, click Web services: Default bindings for Web services security. Under Additional properties, click Trust anchors > New.
Response receiver	Application level for V5.x applications	Click Applications > Enterprise applications > application. Click Manage modules > URI_name. Click Web services: Client security bindings. Under the Response receiver binding, click Edit. Under Additional properties, click Trust anchors > New.
Request receiver	Application level for V5.x applications	Click Applications > Enterprise applications > application. Click Manage modules > URI_name. Click Web services: Server security bindings. Under the Request receiver binding, click Edit. Under Additional properties, click Trust anchors > New.

For an explanation of the fields on the trust anchor panel, see Trust anchor configuration settings.

 

Certificate store

The appserver searches for certificate store configurations on the application and server levels and lists the configurations in this menu.

In a ND environment, the appserver also searches the cell level for certificate store configurations. You can specify a certificate store configuration for the following bindings on the following levels:

Binding name	Cell level, server level, or application level	Path
Default generator binding	Cell level	Click Security > Web services. Under Additional properties, click Collection certificate store > New.
Default consumer binding	Cell level	Click Security > Web services. Under Additional properties, click Collection certificate store > New.
Default generator binding	Server level	Click Servers > Application servers > server. Under Security, click Web services: Default bindings for Web services security. Under Additional properties, click Collection certificate store > New.
Default consumer binding	Server level	Click Servers > Application servers > server. Under Security, click Web services: Default bindings for Web services security. Under Additional properties, click Collection certificate store > New.
Response receiver	Application level for V5.x applications	Click Applications > Enterprise applications > application. Click Manage modules > URI_name. Click Web services: Client security bindings. Under the Response receiver binding, click Edit. Under Additional properties, click Collection certificate store > New.
Request receiver	Application level for V5.x applications	Click Applications > Enterprise applications > application. Click Manage modules > URI_name. Click Web services: Server security bindings. Under the Request receiver binding, click Edit. Under Additional properties, click Collection certificate store > New.

For an explanation of the fields on the collection certificate store panel, see Collection certificate store configuration settings.

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Related concepts

Basic Security Profile compliance tips

 

Related tasks

Configure the signing information using JAX-RPC for the generator binding on the application level

 

Related Reference

Signing information collection
Trust anchor configuration settings
Collection certificate store configuration settings

 

Reference topic