The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol protects the communication
between WebSphere Application Servers. To complete the SSL connection, establish
a valid truststore file for the WebSphere Application Server.
About this task
A truststore is a key database file that contains the public
keys. A keystore is anything that Java or the System SSL libraries can read
to acquire key information. For more information about how to create a new
keystore, see Creating login key files
.
Procedure
- Extract the public key of the server by using the key management
tool from WebSphere Application Server. For details, see Configuring the server for request decryption: choosing the decryption
method
.
- Add the public key from WebSphere Application Server as a signer
certificate into the requesting WebSphere Application Server truststore.
For
details, see the related information about how to Importing signer certificates
.
Results
The WebSphere Application Server truststore file is now ready to use
for SSL connections with WebSphere Application Server.