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Configuring HTTP outbound transport level security with an assembly tool

This topic explains how to configure the HTTP outbound transport level security with an assembly tool.

Before you begin

You can configure HTTP outbound transport level security with assembly tools provided with WebSphere Application Server.

You must configure the assembly tool before you can use it.

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 the administrative console 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 configure the HTTP outbound transport level security with assembly tool or with the administrative console, the Web services security binding information is modified. If you have not yet installed the Web services application into WebSphere Application Server, you can configure the HTTP SSL configuration with an assembly tool. This task assumes that you have not 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 that is specified in the binding takes precedence over the Java properties. However, the configurations that are specified by the J2EE security programming model, or are associated with the Dynamic selection, have a higher precedence.

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

Procedure

  1. Start an assembly tool. The assembly tools provide a graphical interface for developing code artifacts, assembling the code artifacts into various archives (modules) and configuring related Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Version 1.2, 1.3 or 1.4 compliant deployment descriptors.
  2. Configure the HTTP outbound transport level security in the Web Services Client Port Binding page for a Web service client. The Web Services Client Port Binding page is available after double-clicking the client deployment descriptor file.

Results

You have configured the HTTP outbound transport level security for a Web Service acting as a client to another Web service with an assembly tool.

What to do next




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Related reference
HTTP SSL Configuration collection
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