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 in the Migration topic.

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