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Signing Certificate with WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance

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Question

Can you sign a digital certificate using WebSphere DataPower as a certificate authority (CA)?

Answer

DataPower is not a certificate authority (CA). A CA is a trusted third party that is trusted by both the subject (owner) of the certificate and the party relying upon the certificate.

DataPower can generate a self-signed certificate, Certificate Signing Request (CSR), and private key but not as a signer certificate. Once generated, you will have to send it to Certificate Authority to sign the CSR.

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15 June 2018

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