Transport layer security (TLS) provides secure communication between the client and server. The communication mechanism that is used depends on the value of the transportType parameter that is specified in the client and server configuration files.
When Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is used, the SSL configuration parameters must be provided on both the client and server side. In a Java™ SE environment, the SSL configuration is configured in the client or server property files. If the client or server is in WebSphere® Application Server, then you can use the existing WebSphere Application Server CSIV2 transport settings for your container servers and clients. See Security integration with WebSphere Application Server for more information.
Client transportType property | Server transportType property | Resulting protocol |
---|---|---|
TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
TCP/IP | SSL-supported | TCP/IP |
TCP/IP | SSL-required | Error |
SSL-supported | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
SSL-supported | SSL-supported | SSL (if SSL fails, then TCP/IP) |
SSL-supported | SSL-required | SSL |
SSL-required | TCP/IP | Error |
SSL-required | SSL-supported | SSL |
SSL-required | SSL-required | SSL |