Starting in WebSphere® Application Server Version 7.0, you have several
options available during profile creation concerning the default certificate
and root certificate of the server.
The new certificate options enable you to:
- Import the default certificate of the server
- Import the root certificate of the server
- Customize the default certificate subjectDN and validity period
of the server
- Customize the root certificate subjectDN and validity period of
the server
Two new panels are available during profile creation that enable
you to make decisions about the default certificate and root certificate
of the server.
The first panel, titled Security Certificate (Part 1), enables
you to choose to import a certificate or to have WebSphere Application Server create the default
certificate or the default root certificate of the server for you.
The second panel, titled Security Certificate (Part 2), either
displays the information from the certificate imported from the previous
panel, or, if you choose to have WebSphere Application Server create the certificate,
enables you to change the subjectDN and the certificate validity period.
Customization of certificates can also
be performed by using the manageprofile command and from a silent
install response file.
Importing the default certificate of the server during
profile creation
If the default certificate of the server
is imported during profile creation, it is added to NodeDefaultKeyStore
if on a stand-alone application server, or to CellDefaultKeyStore
if on a deployment manager. The imported certificate signer is added
to NodeDefaultTrustStore or CellDefaultTrustStore.
To import
the default certificate of the server, you must have a personal certificate
stored and a keystore that you have access to. You must know the location,
type and password of the keystore. On the Security Certificate (Part
1) panel, do the following:
- Select Import an existing default personal certificate.
- Type or select the keystore file name.
- Enter the password of the keystore.
- Select a keystore type from the pull-down list.
- If you have correctly filled in all information from the previous
3 steps, you are able to select a certificate alias from the pull-down
list.
The certificate you choose is imported to the default
keystore of the server. The next panel, Security Certificate (Part
2) displays the issuedTo and issuedBy certificate information.
![[iSeries]](../../iseries.gif)
If you use the manageprofiles command to import
the default certificate, the options are:
- -importPersonalCertKS keystore_path
- the keystore file location
- -importPersonalCertKSType keystore_type
- the type of the keystore
- -importPersonalCertKSPassword keystore_password
- the password to open the keystore
- -importPersonalCertKSAlias keystore_alias
- the alias of the certificate used from the keystore
Importing the root certificate of the server during
profile creation
If the server root certificate is imported
during profile creation, the certificate is added to NodeDefaultRootStore
on a stand-alone application server or to DmgrDefaultRootStore on
a deployment manager. The signer is pulled from the imported root
certificate and added to NodeDefaultTrustStore or CellDefaultTrustStore.
The root certificate is used by WebSphere Application Server to sign any chained
certificates it creates. If no default certificate is provided during
profile creation, WebSphere Application Server uses
the root certificate to sign the default certificate of the server.
To
import the default certificate of the server, you must have a personal
certificate stored and a keystore that you have access to. You must
know the location, type and password of the keystore. On the Security
Certificate (Part 1) panel, do the following:
- Select Import an existing root signing certificate.
- Type or select the keystore file name.
- Enter the password of the keystore.
- Select a keystore type from the pull-down list.
- If you have correctly filled in all information from the previous
3 steps, you are able to select a certificate alias from the pull-down
list.
The certificate you choose is imported to the root keystore
of the server. The next panel, Security Certificate (Part 2) displays
the issuedTo and issuedBy certificate information.
![[iSeries]](../../iseries.gif)
If you use the manageprofiles command to import
the root certificate, the options are:
- -importSigninglCertKS keystore_path
- the keystore file location
- -importSigningCertKSType keystore_type
- the type of the keystore
- -importSigningCertKSPassword keystore_password
- the password to open the keystore
- -importSigningCertKSAlias keystore_alias
- the alias of the certificate used from the keystore
Customizing the default certificate created by WebSphere Application Server
If you
choose to let WebSphere Application Server create
the default certificate of the server, you can customize the subject
distinguished name (DN) and the life span of the certificate.
To
customize the default certificate of the server on the Security Certificate
(Part 1) panel, do the following:
- Select Create a new default personal certificate.
- On the next panel, Security Certificate (Part 2), the Issued
to distinguished name field contains the WebSphere Application Server default DN.
Replace this with your customized DN.
- In Expiration period in years, select the number of years you
want the certificate to be valid for.
![[iSeries]](../../iseries.gif)
If you use the manageprofiles
command to customize the default certificate, the options are:
- -personalCertDN distinguished_name
- the DN to give to the certificate
- -personalCertValidityPeriod validity_period
- the life span to give to the certificate
Customizing the root certificate created by WebSphere Application Server
If you
choose to let WebSphere Application Server create
the root certificate, you can customize the DN of the certificate
and the life span of the certificate.
To customize the root
certificate of the server on the Security Certificate (Part 1) panel,
do the following:
- Select Create a new root signing certificate.
- On the next panel, Security Certificate (Part 2), the Issued by
distinguished name field contains theWebSphere Application Server default root certificate
DN. Replace this with your customized DN.
- In Expiration period in years, select the number of years you
want the root certificate to be valid for.
![[iSeries]](../../iseries.gif)
If you use the manageprofiles
command to customize the root certificate, the options are:
- -signingCertDN distinguished_name
- the DN to give to the root certificate
- -signingCertValidityPeriod validity_period
- the life span to give to the root certificate