Default Trust Behavior of Agent for Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 on Windows Systems

This section only applies when Access Manager itself is running SSL. By default, Agent for Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 trusts any server certificate presented over SSL by the Access Manager host. The web agent does not check the root Certificate Authority (CA) certificate. If the Access Manager host is SSL-enabled and you want the agent to perform certificate checking, adhere to the guidelines as described in the following subsections:

• Disabling the Default Trust Behavior of Agent for Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 on Windows Systems

• Installing the Access Manager Root CA Certificate on Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 on Windows Systems

Disabling the Default Trust Behavior of Agent for Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 on Windows Systems

The following property exists in the web agent AMAgent.properties configuration file, and by default it is set to true:

com.sun.am.trust_server_certs

With this property set to true, the web agent does not perform certificate checking. On Windows systems, enabling the web agent to perform certificate checking is a one-step process that only involves setting this property to false as illustrated in the following task.

To Disable the Default Trust Behavior of Agent for Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 on Windows Systems

1. Set the following property in the web agent AMAgent.properties configuration file to false as follows:

   com.sun.am.trust_server_certs = false

Installing the Access Manager Root CA Certificate on Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 on Windows Systems

The root CA certificate that you install on the Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 instance that the agent protects must be the same one that is installed on the Access Manager host.

To Install the Access Manager Root CA Certificate on Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0 on Windows Systems

1. For instructions on installing a root CA certificate, see the documentation for Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0. For example, see Sun Java System Web Proxy Server 4.0.2 2005Q4 Administration Guide.