The application server provides several methods to secure
communication between a server and a client. Use this topic to configure
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), keystores, certificate authorities, key
sets and groups, and certificates.
Procedure
- Configure secure communications using SSL.
Use
the SSLConfigCommands, SSLConfigGroupCommands, DynamicSSLConfigSelections
and SSLTransport command groups for the AdminTask object, and complete
the following tasks to create and administer SSL configurations:
- Create a keystore configuration.
Use the
KeyStoreCommands command group for the AdminTask object, and complete
the following tasks to create and administer keystore configurations.
- Create a certificate authority (CA) client configuration.
A CA client object contains all of the configuration information
necessary to connect to a third-party CA server. Use the CAClientCommands
command group for the AdminTask object, and complete the following
tasks to create and administer CA client objects in your configuration:
- Administer certificate configurations.
Use
the CertificateRequestCommands, PersonalCertificateCommands, and SignerCertificateCommands
command groups for the AdminTask object, and complete the following
tasks to administer personal certificates, CA certificates, and self-signed
certificates:
- Create key sets and key groups.
Use the KeySetCommands,
KeySetGroupCommands, and KeyReferenceCommands command groups for the
AdminTask object to create and administer key set and group configurations.