Why and when to perform this task
This task is used to configure signature authentication. A signature refers to the use of an X.509 certificate to login on the target server. For more information on signature authentication, see Signature authentication method.
Complete the following steps to specify signature as the authentication method:
Steps for this task
Result
For more information on getting started with the Web services client editor within the assembly tool, see Configuring the client security bindings using an assembly tool.After you specify signature as the authentication method, you must specify how to collect the authentication information. See Configuring the client for signature authentication: collecting the authentication information for more information.
Related tasks
Configuring the client for signature authentication: collecting the
authentication information
Configuring the client security bindings using an assembly tool
Securing Web services for version 5.x applications using signature
authentication