Securing access to a foreign bus

You can secure the link between a local bus and a foreign bus.

Before you begin

Before you can secure the link between a local bus and a foreign bus, there must be foreign bus connection on the local bus, and therefore a link between the buses.

About this task

This task summarizes the significant tasks to secure the link between a local bus and a foreign bus. For more general information about service integration bus security, see Securing service integration.

When you create a foreign bus connection, there are some options to secure the connection during that procedure.

1. Enable security on the service integration bus and the foreign bus.
2. Secure the link between the buses.
3. Grant access to the local bus for users who will be sending messages to the foreign bus. See Administering the bus connector role.
4. Grant access to the foreign bus for users who will be sending messages to it. See Administering foreign bus roles.
5. Optional: Give users access to foreign or alias destinations that will forward messages to a foreign bus. See Administering destination roles.