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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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:
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.