WebSphere WebSphere Application Server Express, Version 6.0.x Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Getting WS-Security information from the owning parties

Why and when to perform this task

You get, from the owning parties, the WS-Security configurations for the client (in the case of an inbound service) and the target Web service (in the case of an outbound service). This information is found in the following files on the owners systems:

If the client is hosted on WebSphere Application Server, and the Web service security settings are created using IBM Web services tooling (for example Rational Application Developer), then the files that contain the security settings and binding information have the exact file names (*.xmi) noted previously. For clients and Web services from other vendors, these files have different file names.

You need to copy the key store and certificate store files to the WebSphere Application Server file system, and to enter and configure (as WS-Security bindings and configurations) the security settings that are contained in the .xmi files. There are tools available (for example Rational Application Developer) that can parse the .xmi files for you.

Related concepts
Service integration technologies and WS-Security
Related tasks
Securing Web services based on WS-Security 1.0
Securing Web services based on WS-Security Draft 13

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Last updated: 2 Aug 2005
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