Web services: Client security bindings collection

Use this page to view a list of application-level, client-side binding configurations for Web services security. These bindings are used when a Web service is a client to another Web service.

To view this WebSphere^® Application Server administrative console page, complete the following steps:

Click Applications > Enterprise Applications > application_name.
Under Related Items, click EJB module or Web Module > URI_file_name.
Under Additional properties, click Web services: Client security bindings.

Port

Specifies the port that is used to send messages to a server and receive messages from a server.

Web service

Specifies the name of the Web service that is defined during application assembly.

Request generator (sender) binding

Specifies the binding configuration that is used to send request messages to the request consumer.

Click Edit custom to configure the required and additional properties such as signing information, key information, token generators, key locators, and collection certificate stores.

The binding information for the request generator that is specified for the client must match the binding information for the request consumer that is specified for the server.

Response consumer (receiver) binding

Specifies the binding configuration that is used to receive response messages from the response generator.

Click Edit custom to configure the required and additional properties such as signing information, key information, token consumers, key locators, collection certificate stores, and trust anchors.

The binding information for the response consumer that is specified for the client must match the binding information for the response generator that is specified for the server.

HTTP basic authentication

Specifies the user name and password to use for this port with HTTP transport-level basic authentication. You can enable transport-level authentication security independently of message-level security.

Click Edit to configure the basic authentication ID and password for transport-level authentication.

HTTP SSL configuration

Enables and configures transport-level Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security for this port. You can enable transport-level SSL security independently of message-level security.

Click Edit to specify the settings for transport-level HTTP SSL configuration for this port.