Configure SSL in WebSphere Application Server - Express

Several WebSphere Application Server - Express components use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to provide secure communication. In particular, SSL is used by:

• HTTPS, the application server's built-in HTTPS transport.
• ORB, the application server's client and server Object Request Broker.
• LDAPS, the administrative server's secure connection to the LDAP registry used for authentication. This is available only in WebSphere Application Server - Express.

Also, WebSphere applications can be configured and implemented to use SSL. The digital certificates used by such applications can be stored in either Java KeyStore files (.jks files) or i5/OS certificate containers (.kdb files).

Note: Use of i5/OS certificate containers with WebSphere applications is deprecated in Version 5.0 and can only be used with certain limitations. For more information, see Migrate applications to use Java keystores.

Note: The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)-approved Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) and Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) providers are not supported on iSeries. Other WebSphere Application Server - Express platforms may support FIPS-approved cryptographic algorithms.

See these topics for more information about configuring SSL:

Configure SSL for the browser

Configure SSL for Web servers

Configuring IBM HTTP Server for i5/OS for SSL client authentication

Configure SSL for WebSphere Application Server - Express

Configure SSL for WebSphere applications

Configure SSL connections between WebSphere Application Server - Express and an LDAP Server