Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 6 Developer's Guide to Java Web Applications

Assigning Message Security Roles

In the Web Server, the system administrator and application deployer roles are expected to take primary responsibility for configuring message security. In some situations, the application developer also contribute, although in the typical case either of the roles might secure an existing application without changing its implementation and therefore without involving the developer. The responsibilities of the various roles are defined in the following sections.

System Administrator Tasks

The system administrator is responsible for the following tasks:

A system administrator uses the Admin Console to manage server security settings. Web Server stores certificates and private keys in an NSS database, the administrator can manage them using certutil. For an overview of message security tasks, see Configuring the Web Server for Message Security.

Application Deployer Tasks

The application deployer is responsible for the following tasks:

The application developer can setup message security but is not responsible for doing so. The system administrator can set the message security so that all Web Services are secured. The application deployer can set the message security when the provider or protection policy bound to the application must be different from that bound to the container.

Application Developer Tasks

The application developer or assembler is responsible for the following tasks: