Certificate authority (CA) client configuration
Use this page to create, modify, and configure a certificate authority (CA) client.
To view this administrative console page, click Certificate Authority (CA) client configurations. Then click either the New button or select an existing CA client by clicking on its <client_name>.
. Under Related Items, clickName
Specifies the unique name of the CA client configuration. This is the name to identify the CA client object. This name needs to be unique to the scope.
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Data type: | String |
Implementation class
Specifies the name of the module that implements the com.ibm.wsspi.ssl.WSKPIClient interface that is used to act as a client to a CA. This implementation class connects to the CA server and performs a certificate create, revoke, or replace.
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Default: | String |
CA server host name
Specifies the host name of the CA server, if the implementation requires a host name.
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Data type: | String |
Port
Specifies the port where the CA server will communicate, if the implementation requires a port.
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Data type: | String |
User name
Specifies the user Id used to connect to the CA server, if the implementation requires a user to login to the CA.
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Data type: | String |
Password
Specifies the password for the connection to the CA server.
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Data type: | String |
Confirm password
Confirms the password that is provided in the password field.
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Data type: | String |
Number of times to poll
Specifies the number of times to check the CA server to see if the certificate is complete. This poll number applies to the CA that does not return certificates immediately.
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Default: | 5 |
Polling interval when requesting certificates
Specifies the amount of time, in minutes, between checks to the CA server to see if the certificate is complete.
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Default: | 10 |
Custom properties
Specifies arbitrary name and value pairs of data. The name is a property key, and the value is a string value that can be used to set internal system configuration properties.
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Data type: | string |