Set the client-side collection certificate store using the admin console
Configure the client-side collection certificate store by using the admin console.
There is an important distinction between Version 5.x and V6 and later applications. The information in this article supports V5.x applications only that are used with WAS V6.0.x and later. The information does not apply to V 6 and later applications.
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.
We can configure the collection certificate either by using the assembly tools or the WAS admin console. Complete the following steps to configure the client-side collection certificate store using the admin console.
- Connect to the WAS admin console.
We can connect to the admin console by typing http://localhost:port_number/ibm/console in the Web browser unless we have changed the port number.
- Click Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications > application_name.
- Under Manage modules, click URI_name.
- Under WS-Security Properties, click Web services: Client security bindings to add the collection certificate store to the client security bindings. If we do not see any entries, return to the assembly tool and configure the security extensions for either the client or the server. To configure the security extensions for the client, see the following topics:
- Set the client for response digital signature verification: verifying the message parts
- Set the client for response digital signature verification: choosing the verification method
- Under Response receiver binding, click Edit to edit the client security bindings.
- Click Collection certificate store.
- Click a Certificate store name to edit an existing certificate store or click New to add a new certificate store name.
- 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.
- Leave the Certificate store provider field value as IBMCertPath.
- Click Apply.
- Under Additional properties, click X.509 certificates > New.
- Enter the path to the 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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