If there is no cell default certificate SSL setting, then JSSE will pick one.   To set a default do the following: In your Deployment Manager environment, logon to the Admin console. Go to Security --> SSL certificates and key management --> manage endpoint security configurations. Under inbound, select the entry that contains your cell name followed by "(CellDefaultSSLSettings,)". Next click on update certificate alias list under SSL configuration. Next click the down arrow in the drop down list box for Certificate alias in key... [More]

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  It is often asked how one can reference two different personal certificates within the same message flow. You may have a requirement where a message flow is hosting a webservice using a SOAPInput/HTTPInput node where the clients send requests to the message flow webservice using https (mutual auth), but this same message flow also communicates with another third party service provider using https (mutual auth). Let us take a look at a couple of commonly used scenarios.   Scenario 1: A client sends a request message to a message flow... [More]

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I wrote a blog article a while ago entitled " What's the talk about in WebSphere Message Broker? " Several months have passed and now people are discussing some different topics in WebSphere Message Broker (WMB) support. So I thought it was time to give you an update on what the hot topics are in the WMB support world. Hopefully these insights into some of the more frequently discussed topics by the WMB support teams will help you avoid having to deal with some of the same problems they see most often. Here, in no specific order, are... [More]

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The task of securing web services can be quite daunting. So many options for SSL configuration on client and server sometimes cause confusion. The WebSphere Message Broker (WMB) Information Center describes these options in detail on the following links: Configuring SOAPInput and SOAPReply nodes to use SSL (HTTPS) Configuring SOAPRequest and SOAPAsyncRequest nodes to use SSL (HTTPS) Here's a quick cheat sheet that may be help you setup SSL for the SOAP nodes. It is important to understand some facts about SSL in Message Broker before getting... [More]

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Here is a common problem I see pretty often: You log on to the WebSphere z/OS administrative console and follow this breadcrumb trail to look at your personal certificate: (Assuming you know the targeted SSL configuration, I will provide details on how you can figure that out in the next few paragraphs).   SSL certificate and key management > SSL configurations > NodeDefaultSSLSettings > Key stores and certificates > NodeDefaultKeyStore > Personal certificates     But there are none! The list is empty. However, you know the... [More]

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