Certificate authority (CA) client configuration

Use this page to create, modify, and configure a certificate authority (CA) client.

To view this administrative console page, click Security > SSL Configurations and key management . Under Related Items, click Certificate Authority (CA) client configurations. Then click either the New button or select an existing CA client by clicking on its <client_name>.

Name

Specifies the unique name of the CA client configuration. This is the name to identify the CA client object. This name needs to be unique to the scope.

Data type: String

Implementation class

Specifies the name of the module that implements the com.ibm.wsspi.ssl.WSKPIClient interface that is used to act as a client to a CA. This implementation class connects to the CA server and performs a certificate create, revoke, or replace.

Default: String

CA server host name

Specifies the host name of the CA server, if the implementation requires a host name.

Data type: String

Port

Specifies the port where the CA server will communicate, if the implementation requires a port.

Data type: String

User name

Specifies the user Id used to connect to the CA server, if the implementation requires a user to login to the CA.

Data type: String

Password

Specifies the password for the connection to the CA server.

Data type: String

Confirm password

Confirms the password that is provided in the password field.

Data type: String

Number of times to poll

Specifies the number of times to check the CA server to see if the certificate is complete. This poll number applies to the CA that does not return certificates right away.

Default: 5

Polling interval when requesting certificates

Specifies the amount of time, in minutes, between checks to the CA server to see if the certificate is complete.

Default: 10

Custom properties

Specifies arbitrary name and value pairs of data. The name is a property key, and the value is a string value that can be used to set internal system configuration properties.

Data type: string



Related tasks
Creating a CA client in SSL
Deleting a CA client in SSL
Viewing or modifying a CA client in SSL
Creating a Secure Sockets Layer configuration
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