Configure the client-side collection certificate store using an assembly tool

You can configure the client-side collection certificate store using the assembly tool.

Overview

There is an important distinction between V5.x and V6 and later applications. The information in this article supports V5.x applications only that are used with WebSphere Application Server V6.0.x and later. The information does not apply to V6 and later applications.

A collection certificate store is a collection of non-root, certificate authority (CA) certificates and certificate revocation lists (CRLs). This collection of CA certificates and CRLs are used to check the signature of a digitally signed SOAP message.

You can configure the collection certificate either by using an assembly tool or the WebSphere Application Server administrative console. Complete the following steps to configure the client-side collection certificate store using the assembly tool.

Procedure

1. Launch an assembly tool. For more information on the assembly tools, see Assembly tools

2. Switch to the J2EE perspective. Click Window > Open Perspective > J2EE.

3. Click Application Client projects > application_name > appClientModule > META-INF

4. Right-click the application-client.xml file, select Open with > Deployment Descriptor Editor, and click the WS Binding tab. The Client Deployment Descriptor is displayed.

5. Click the Port binding tab in deployment descriptor editor within the assembly tool. The Web services client port binding window is displayed.

6. Select one of the Port qualified name binding entries.

7. Expand the Security response receiver binding configuration > certificate store list > Collection certificate store section.

8. Click Add to create a new collection certificate store, click Edit to edit an existing certificate store, or click Remove to delete an existing certificate store.

9. Enter a name in the Name field. This name is referenced in the Certificate store reference field in the Signing info dialog box.

10. Leave the Provider field as IBMCertPath.

11. Click Add to enter the path to your certificate store. For example, the path might be: ${USER_INSTALL_ROOT}/etc/ws-security/samples/intca2.cer. If you have additional certificate store paths, click Add to add the paths.

12. Click OK when you finish adding paths.

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