WebSphere® Application Server provides several
methods to secure communication between a server and a client.
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Note: WebSphere Application Server provides several
methods for securing communication between a server and a client.
New in this release are functions that ensure secure communication
between a server and a client. These functions focus on certificate
management, authentication, and ensuring trust among the application
server, administrative agent, and job manager. The new functions include:
- Creating and using a certificate authority (CA) clients to enable
a CA to request, query, and revoke certificates.
- Creating and using chained personal certificates to allow a certificate
to be signed with a longer life span.
- Creating and revoking certificate authority (CA) certificates
to ensure secure communication between the CA client and the CA server.
The following topics are covered in this section: