In WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0, you had to set the security configuration to allow the bus-enabled Web services component to work in a secure bus. In this version of the product, the bus-enabled Web services component can access a secure bus by default. This topic describes the WebSphere Application Server Version 6.1 and later default configuration, and also the effect of modifying or overriding this configuration.
This group controls whether a user is authorized to connect to the bus. The server group can be added or removed using the administrative console:
addGroupToBusConnectorRole
removeGroupFromBusConnectorRole
This boolean property is found in the custom properties panel of the J2C activation specification associated with the service integration resource adapter:
This property can also be set using wsadmin command scripts.
To disable the default configuration, set the useServerSubject property to "false" rather than removing the server group, because the service integration resource adapter is not the only system resource that uses the server subject. If you remove the server group from the bus connector role, then no system resources can use the server subject.
You can also override the default configuration by defining an authentication alias that the service integration resource adapter uses to access the bus.Using an authentication alias does not make your configuration more secure. However, you might want to use an alias for consistency of approach if you have other application servers running under WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0, or to support your internal business controls for use of IDs and passwords.
If you configure an authentication alias you need not also disable the default configuration. If an authentication alias exists, it overrides the default configuration. However if you subsequently remove the authentication alias from the activation specification, the default configuration will again take control and (if not disabled) will allow the service integration resource adapter to continue to access the bus.
The following chart shows whether the service integration resource adapter can connect to the secured bus, depending on the state of the different properties:
Valid authentication alias | useServerSubject | Server group on bus connector role | resource adapter can connect? |
---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | No | Yes |
No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
No | No | Yes | No |
No | No | No | No |
No | Yes | No | No |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (using the authentication alias) |