Overriding the default security configuration between bus-enabled web services and a secure bus
To override the default configuration through which the bus-enabled web services component accesses a secure service integration bus, you configure an authentication alias that the service integration resource adapter uses to access the bus.
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- Access to a bus is configured through the bus connector role. By default, every bus connector role includes a group called server. Members of this group are authorized to connect to the bus.
- The service integration resource adapter uses a J2C activation specification to communicate with the bus. By default, this activation specification has a Boolean custom property useServerSubject that is set to true. This property allows the service integration resource adapter to connect to the bus as a subject (a member) of the server group.
For more information, see Bus-enabled web services default configuration for accessing a secure bus.
You can override this default configuration by defining an authentication alias that the service integration resource adapter uses to access the bus. Using an authentication alias does not make your configuration more secure. However, you might want to use an alias for consistency of approach if you have other application servers running under WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0.x, or to support your internal business controls for use of IDs and passwords.