Configuring HTTP outbound transport level security with the administrative console

This topic explains configuring HTTP outbound transport level security with the administrative console.

Before you begin

This task is one of several ways that you can configure the HTTP outbound transport level security for a Web service acting as a client to another Web service server. You can also configure the HTTP outbound transport level security with an assembly tool or by using the Java properties. If you do not configure the HTTP outbound transport level security, the Web services runtime defers to the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) security runtime in the WebSphere product for an effective Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) configuration. If there is no SSL configuration with the J2EE security runtime in the WebSphere product, the Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) system properties are used.

Review the topic SSL to learn more about SSL and JSSE.

About this task

If you choose to configure the HTTP outbound transport level security with the administrative console or an assembly tool, the Web services security binding information is modified. You can use the administrative console to configure the Web services client security bindings if you have deployed or installed the Web services application into WebSphere Application Server. If you have not installed the Web services application, you can configure the HTTP SSL configuration with an assembly tool. This task assumes that you have deployed the Web services application into the WebSphere product.

If you configure the HTTP outbound transport level security using the standard Java properties for JSSE, the properties are configured as system properties. The configuration specified in the binding takes precedence over the Java properties. However, the configurations that are specified by the J2EE security programming model , or that are associated the Dynamic selection , have higher precedence.

Configure the HTTP outbound transport level security with the following steps provided in this task section.

Procedure

  1. Open the administrative console.
  2. Click Applications > Enterprise Applications > application_instance > Web Modules or EJB Modules > module_instance > Web Services Client Security Bindings.
  3. Click HTTP SSL Configuration to access the HTTP SSL configuration panel. Select HTTP SSL enabled. Select the SSL configuration from the list in the HTTP Basic Authentication panel.

Results

You have configured the HTTP outbound transport level security for a Web service acting as a client to another Web service with the administrative console.



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