[Version 5 only]WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment, Version 6.0.x     Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Solaris, Windows

Default binding

The default binding information is defined in the ws-security.xml file and can be administered by either the administrative console or by scripting.

Important distinction between Version 5.x and Version 6.0.x applications
Note: The information in this article supports version 5.x applications only that are used with WebSphere Application Server Version 6.0.x. The information does not apply to version 6.0.x applications.
Certain applications can share certain binding information. This information includes truststores, keystores, and authentication methods (token validation). WebSphere Application Server provides support for default binding information. Administrators can define binding information at: Applications can refer to this binding information.

You can define the following binding information in the ws-security.xml file:

Trust anchors (truststore)
Collection certificate store
Key locators
Trusted ID evaluators
Login mappings

WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment

When the WebSphere Application Server is federated to a Network Deployment cell, the default binding file (ws-security.xml) of the server is added to the new cell (with other server level configuration information). If you use the cell-level default binding, the entries of the server level default binding must be removed.

There is a cell-level default binding (ws-security.xml) for Network Deployment installation. Furthermore, for Network Deployment installation server-level binding is optional. To navigate to the cell-level default binding in the administrative console, click Security > Web Services. The server-level binding is described in WebSphere Application Server.
Figure 1. Web services security application-level, cell-level, and server-level default binding information

The order of the default binding information is application-level binding, server-level, and cell-level default binding.




Related concepts
Trust anchors
Collection certificate store
Key locator
Trusted ID evaluator
Login mappings
BasicAuth authentication method
Identity assertion authentication method
Signature authentication method
Lightweight Third Party Authentication

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