Why and when to perform this task
A login key file is an ASCII file in which the authenticating user IDs, passwords, and target realms for each different target server are specified. When the security authentication service processes the login key file, the passwords in the file are encoded.Steps for this task
Realm_name User_ID Password
Example:
# Sample key file
#
# First target realm
#
TargetRealm serverID serverPassword
#
# Second target realm
#
TargetRealm2 serverID2 serverPassword2
#
# End of key file
A wsserver.key sample file also contains these instructions. After installation, you can locate this sample file in the install_root/properties directory. You can use or modify the sample file as needed for testing.
You can place the login key file anywhere on a host machine running the application server. However, it is recommended that you place the login key file under a securable file system.
What to do next
After creating the login key files, read the article entitled, Preparing truststore files.