Configuring a transport policy for a bus

By configuring a transport policy for the bus you can affect the security of messages in transit.

Before you begin

There are no prerequisites for this task.

About this task

The transport policy for a bus controls which transport mechanism remote application clients can use to connect to the bus.

Procedure

  1. Log onto the administrative console.
  2. Click Service integration > Buses > security_value. The configuration panel for the selected bus is displayed
  3. Choose one of the following transport policies for the bus:
    Allow the use of all defined transport channel chains
    Select this option to allow the bus to use unsecured ports.
    Restrict the use of defined transport channel chains to those protected by SSL
    Select this option to prevent the use of the InboundBasicMessaging port.
    Restrict the use of defined transport channel chains to the list of permitted transports
    Select this option if you want connecting client applications to use named transport channel chains. This provides the highest level of control over the use of transport channel chains.
  4. Click Apply.
  5. Save your changes to the master configuration.

Results

The transport policy you have configured for the selected bus controls how application clients connect to the bus.

What to do next

You can use the administrative console to add and remove transport chains in the list of permitted transports for the bus.
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