Configuring the Silver Fabric Application Server Component to Enable Security

Do the following procedure to configure SSL for managed Application Server Components:

Procedure

  1. In the Silver Fabric Administration Tool, select Stacks > Components.
  2. Select Edit Component from the Actions list of the Component.
  3. Select Add/Edit Component Features.
  4. Select the HTTP Support feature and click Edit.
  5. Select the HTTPS Enabled option.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Select Add/override/edit Enabler and Component Specific Runtime Context Variables and configure the following Runtime Context variables as necessary:
    Option Description
    USERNAME The user name for authentication if security is enabled in the server.
    PASSWORD The password for authentication if security is enabled in the server.
    KEY_STORE_TYPE The type of keystore, generally PKCS12
    TRUST_STORE_TYPE The type of trust store, generally PKCS12.
    KEY_STORE_LOCATION The directory containing the keystore files. (Default [Profile directory]/.)
    SERVER_KEY_STORE_FILE The filename of the server keystore file. (For example: key.12)
    SERVER_TRUST_STORE_FILE The filename of the server trust store file (For example: trust.12)
    SERVER_KEY_STORE_PASSWORD The password for the server keystore.
    SERVER_TRUST_STORE_PASSWORD The password for the server trust store.
  8. Select Add/override/customize enabler and component-specific content files and add the required key store files with the keystores/ relative path. Keystore files added here will be automatically copied to the location specified by the KEY_STORE_LOCATION runtime variable.
  9. Click Finish.

Note

For SSL configuration with WebSphere Application Server 8.5.5 distribution, use 1.7 or more recent version of IBM SDK.