Key information reference configuration settings

Use this page to specify a reference to the message parts for signature and encryption that is defined in the deployment descriptors.

To view this administrative console page on the cell level for the key information references, complete the following steps. On the cell level, you can configure the key information references for the default consumer bindings only.
  1. Click Security > JAX-WS and JAX-RPC security runtime.
  2. Under JAX-RPC Default Consumer Bindings, click either of the following links:
    • Click Encryption information > encryption_information_name.
    • Click Signing information > signing_information_name.
  3. Under Additional properties, click Key information references.
To view this administrative console page on the server level for the key information references, complete the following steps. On the server level, you can configure the key information references for the default consumer bindings only.
  1. Click Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers > server_name.
  2. Under Security, click JAX-WS and JAX-RPC security runtime.
    Mixed-version environment Mixed-version environment: In a mixed node cell with a server using Websphere Application Server version 6.1 or earlier, click Web services: Default bindings for Web Services Security.mixv
  3. Under JAX-RPC Default Consumer Bindings, click either of the following links:
    • Click Encryption information > encryption_information_name.
    • Click Signing information > signing_information_name.
  4. Under Additional properties, click Key information references.
To view this administrative console page on the application level, complete the following steps:
  1. Click Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications > application_name.
  2. Under Modules, click Manage modules > URI_name.
  3. Under Web Services Security Properties, you can access the key information references for the following bindings:
    • For the Response consumer (sender) binding, click Web services: Client security bindings. Under Response consumer (sender) binding, click Edit custom. Under Required properties, click Encryption information > encryption_information_name. Under Additional properties, click Key information references.
    • For the Request consumer (receiver) binding, click Web services: Server security bindings. Under Request consumer (receiver) binding, click Edit custom. Under Required properties, click Encryption information > encryption_information_name. Under Additional properties, click Key information references.

Name

Specifies the name of the key information reference.

Key information reference

Specifies a reference to the message parts that are signed or encrypted.

The value of this field is the name of the <requiredIntegrity> or the <requiredConfidentiality> element in the deployment descriptor. You can specify a signing key configuration for the following bindings:
Table 1. Key information reference binding configurations. The key is used for signing or encrypting message parts.
Binding name Server level, Cell level, or application level Path
Default consumer binding Cell level
  1. Click Security > JAX-WS and JAX-RPC security runtime.
  2. Under JAX-RPC Default Consumer Bindings, click Key information.
Default consumer binding Server level
  1. Click Servers > Server Types > WebSphere application servers > server_name.
  2. Under Security, click JAX-WS and JAX-RPC security runtime.
    Mixed-version environment Mixed-version environment: In a mixed node cell with a server using Websphere Application Server version 6.1 or earlier, click Web services: Default bindings for Web Services Security.mixv
  3. Under JAX-RPC Default Consumer Bindings, click Key information.
Response consumer (receiver) binding Application level
  1. Click Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications > application_name .
  2. Under Modules, click Manage modules > URI_name.
  3. Under Web Services Security Properties, click Web services: Client security bindings.
  4. Under Response consumer (receiver) binding, click Edit custom.
  5. Under Required properties, click Key information.
Request consumer (receiver) binding Application level
  1. Click Applications > Application Types > WebSphere enterprise applications > application_name.
  2. Under Modules, click Manage modules > URI_name.
  3. Under Web Services Security Properties, click Web services: Server security bindings.
  4. Under Request consumer (receiver) binding, click Edit custom.
  5. Under Required properties, click Key information.

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Related tasks:
Related reference:
Key information references collection

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