Configuring digest authentication for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)

You can configure SIP digest authentication settings to allow the SIP container to authenticate secured applications.

Before you begin

Ensure that clusters and stand-alone servers are created and federated.

About this task

The SIP container supports digest authentication. When this type of authentication is used, the client does not send a clear text password to the server. Instead, SIP authenticates each request using user data from a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server. A component that uses LDAP for authentication verifies that the response that the client provides equals the response that the component calculates using LDAP data, which authorizes the request.
Avoid trouble: You must select a proper LDAP repository and activate security on WebSphere® Application Server before SIP digest authentication can be activated. See the topic on configuring security for the SIP container.

Procedure

  1. From the administrative console, click Security > Global security > Web and SIP security > SIP digest authentication.
  2. Specify a value for one or more settings. See the SIP digest authentication settings topic for more details.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Restart the application server.

Results

The container uses digest authentication to authenticate SIP applications.