Before you begin
To enable client-side certificate-based authentication, you must modify the authentication method defined on the J2EE Web module that you want to manage. The Web module might already be configured to use the basic challenge authentication method. In this case, modify the challenge type to client certificate.This functionality is delivered
to the WebSphere Application Server administrator in the Application Assembly Tool (AAT). However, developers
can use the WebSphere Application Server Studio Application Development environment
to achieve the same result.
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Now your enterprise application prompts the user for proof of identity with a certificate.The Web server must also be configured to request a client certificate. If the Web server is external, refer to the appropriate configuration documentation. If the Web server is the Web container transport (for example, 9043) within WebSphere Application Server, verify that the client authentication flag is selected in the referenced SSL configuration.