Sending digitally signed documents

This section describes how to prepare digitally signed documents to be sent between two instances of WebSphere Partner Gateway - Express, and includes the following topics:

Sending digitally signed documents from Express1 to Express2

Sending digitally signed documents from Express2 to Express1

Sending digitally signed documents from Express1 to Express2

The following steps describe how to prepare digitally signed documents to be sent from Express1 to Express2.

  1. In Express1, generate a self-signed document signing keypair. To do this, follow the instruction in Generating a self-signed document signing keypair.
  2. In Express1, download the new document signing public certificate and rename it to "Express1PublicSignVerify.der." To do this, follow the instructions in Downloading a document signing public certificate.
  3. In Express2, upload the document signing keypair. To do this, follow the instructions in Uploading an existing document signing keypair.
  4. In Express1, enable digital signature. To do this, follow the instructions in Enabling digital signature.

Sending digitally signed documents from Express2 to Express1

The following steps describe how to prepare digitally signed documents to be sent from Express2 to Express1.

  1. In Express2, generate a self-signed document signing keypair. To do this, follow the instruction in Generating a self-signed document signing keypair.
  2. In Express2, download the new document signing public certificate and rename it to "Express2PublicSignVerify.der." To do this, follow the instructions in Downloading a document signing public certificate.
  3. In Express1, upload the document signing keypair. To do this, follow the instructions in Uploading an existing document signing keypair.
  4. In Express2, enable digital signature. To do this, follow the instructions in Enabling digital signature.

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