You can configure the Liberty profile server to provide secure communications between a client and the server.
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To configure secure communications, you can either specify
a minimal SSL configuration or a detailed SSL configuration in the server.xml file.
The minimal configuration only requires the SSL feature and a keystore
entry to be specified. 
There are several security configuration examples on the wasdev.net website for reference when configuring security for your applications on the Liberty profile.
The SSL configuration
that is designated as the default SSL configuration is used to create
the process's default SSLContext using the SSLContext.setDefault() method.
The default SSL configuration can be the minimal SSL configuration,
or the configuration identified by the sslRef attribute
on the sslDefault element if multiple SSL configurations
are defined. Because the default SSLContext is set on the process,
the javax.net.ssl.keyStore and javax.net.ssl.trustStore properties
will not be recognized.
Subtopics
- Enabling SSL communication for the Liberty profile
To enable SSL communication for the Liberty profile, there is a minimal set of SSL configuration options. It assumes most of the SSL options and only requires some keystore configuration information. 
Creating SSL certificates for your Liberty profile using the Utilities menu
Using the Liberty profile Utilities menu in the developer tools, you can create an SSL certificate.- Creating SSL certificates from the command prompt
You can use the securityUtility command to create a default SSL certificate for use by the Liberty profile configuration. - Configuring your web application and server for client certificate authentication
You can configure your web application on the Liberty profile using SSL client authentication. - Setting up a Liberty profile to run in SP800-131
You can set up a Liberty profile to meet the SP800-131 requirement that is originated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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