Provider sub-elements

A Provider element can contain the following sub-elements:

provider_id

The ID of the provider (required). The ContainerDescriptors use this ID to refer to a certain provider. The provider_id must be unique.

name

The name of the provider.

provider_url

The URL of the provider's endpoint (required). This URL is connected by protocols that want to access the provider. To use an HTTPS URL, the Java™ HTTPS support has to be activated. For example, setting the virtual machine property:

Djava.protocol.handler.pkgs=com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol

client_key_alias

The protocol uses this alias to lookup the private key and certificate corresponding to this provider in the service's keystore.

client_key_password

The password assigned to the provider's private key.