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 Security > SSL Configurations and key management . Under Related Items, click Certificate Authority (CA) client configurations. Then click either the New button or select an existing CA client by clicking on its <client_name>.

Name

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.

Information Value
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.

Information Value
Default: String

CA server host name

Specifies the host name of the CA server, if the implementation requires a host name.

Information Value
Data type: String

Port

Specifies the port where the CA server will communicate, if the implementation requires a port.

Information Value
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.

Information Value
Data type: String

Password

Specifies the password for the connection to the CA server.

Information Value
Data type: String

Confirm password

Confirms the password that is provided in the password field.

Information Value
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.

Information Value
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.

Information Value
Default: 10