You can configure a list of keystore objects that contain trusted
root certificates to be used for certificate path validation of incoming X.509-formatted
security tokens.
Before you begin
Prior to completing the steps to configure trust anchors,
you must create the keystore file using the keytool utility. The keytool utility
is available using the QShell Interpreter.
About this task
This task provides the steps that are needed to configure a list
of keystore objects that contain trusted root certificates. These objects
are used for certificate path validation of incoming X.509-formatted security
tokens. Keystore objects within trust anchors contain trusted root certificates
that are used by the
CertPath application programming
interface (API) to determine whether to trust a certificate chain.
Complete
the following steps to configure the trust anchors on the server level:
Procedure
- Access the default bindings for the server level.
- Click Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application
servers > server_name.
- Under Security, click JAX-WS and JAX-RPC security
runtime.
Mixed-version environment: In a mixed node cell
with a server using Websphere Application Server version 6.1 or earlier, click
Web
services: Default bindings for Web services security.
mixv
- Under Additional properties, click Trust anchors.
- Click one of the following to work with trust anchor configuration:
- New
- To create a trust anchor configuration. Enter a unique name for the trust
anchor in the Trust anchor name field.
- Delete
- To delete an existing configuration.
- an existing trust anchor configuration
- To edit the settings for an existing trust anchor.
- Specify a password in the Key store password field that is used
to access the keystore file.
- Specify the absolute location of the keystore file in the Key
store path field. It is recommended that you use the USER_INSTALL_ROOT variable
as a portion of the keystore path. To change this predefined variable, click Environment >
WebSphere variables. The USER_INSTALL_ROOT variable might
display on the second page of variables.
- Specify the type of keystore file in the key store type field.
WebSphere® Application
Server supports the following keystore types:
- JKS
- Use this option if you are not using Java™ Cryptography Extensions (JCE) and your
keystore file uses the Java Key Store (JKS) format.
- JCEKS
- Use this option if you are using Java Cryptography Extensions.
- PKCS11KS (PKCS11)
- Use this option if your keystore file uses the PKCS#11 file format. Keystore
files that use this format might contain Rivest Shamir Adleman (RSA) keys
on cryptographic hardware or might encrypt keys that use cryptographic hardware
to ensure protection.
- PKCS12KS (PKCS12)
- Use this option if your keystore file uses the PKCS#12 file format.
- Click OK and Save to save your configuration.
Results
You have configured trust anchors at the server level.