By using this configuration,
you can configure a different
transport for inbound security versus outbound security.
Before you begin
Outbound transports refers
to the transport that is
used to connect to a downstream server. When you configure the outbound
transport, consider the transports that the downstream servers support.
If you are considering Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), also consider including
the signers of the downstream servers in this server truststore file
for the handshake to succeed.
When you
select an SSL configuration, that configuration points to keystore
and truststore files that contain the necessary signers.
If you configured client
certificate authentication for this server by completing the following
steps, then the downstream servers contain the signer certificate
belonging to the server personal certificate:
- Click Security >
Global security.
- Under RMI/IIOP security, click CSIv2
outbound communications.
About this task
Complete the
following steps to configure the outbound transport
panels.
Procedure
- Select the
type of transport and the SSL settings by clicking Security >
Global security. Under RMI/IIOP security, click CSIv2
outbound communications. By selecting the type of transport, you
choose the transport to use when connecting to downstream servers.
The downstream servers support the transport that you choose. If you
choose SSL-Supported, the transport that is used is negotiated
during the connection. If both the client and server support SSL,
always select the SSL-Supported option unless the request is
considered a special request that does not require SSL, such as if
an object request broker (ORB) is a request.
- Select
the SSL required option if you want to use
Secure Sockets Layer communications with the outbound transport.
If you select the
SSL required option or the
SSL
supported option, you can select either the
Centrally managed or
Use
specific SSL alias option.
- Centrally managed
- Enables you to specify an SSL configuration for particular scope
such as the cell, node, server, or cluster in one location. To use
the Centrally managed option, you must specify the SSL configuration
for the particular set of endpoints. The Manage endpoint security
configurations and trust zones panel displays all of the inbound and
outbound endpoints that use the SSL protocol. If you expand the Inbound
or Outbound section of the panel and click the name of a node, you
can specify an SSL configuration that is used for every endpoint on
that node. For an outbound transport, you can override the inherited
SSL configuration by specifying an SSL configuration for a particular
endpoint. To specify an SSL configuration for an outbound transport,
click Security > SSL certificate and key management > Manage
endpoint security configurations and trust zones and expand Outbound.
- Use specific SSL alias
- Select the Use
specific SSL alias option if you intend
to select one of the SSL configurations in the menu below the option.
The
default is DefaultSSLSettings. To modify or create
a new SSL configuration, complete the steps described in Creating a Secure Sockets Layer configuration.
- Click Apply.
Results
The outbound transport configuration is complete.
With this
configuration, you can configure a different transport for inbound
security versus outbound security. For example, if the application
server is the first server used by end users, the security configuration
might be more secure. When requests go to back-end enterprise beans
servers, you might consider less security for performance reasons
when you go outbound. With this flexibility you can design a transport
infrastructure that meets your needs.
What to do next
When you finish
configuring security, perform the following
steps to save, synchronize, and restart the servers.
- Click Save in the administrative console to save any modifications
to the configuration.
- Stop and restart all
servers, after synchronization.