Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 7 Administrator's Guide

SOAP Authentication Provider Parameters

The following table describes the parameters available on the new SOAP authentication provider page.

Table 11–6 SOAP Authentication Provider Parameters

Parameter

Description

Name

Enter a short name for the new SOAP authentication provider. 

Class Name

The class that implements the provider. Fully qualified class name of a class that implements javax.security.auth.XXX

Request Authentication Source

This attribute defines a requirement for message layer sender authentication such as username/password or content authentication such as digital signature to be applied to request messages. The value (auth-policy) may be sender or content. When this argument is not specified, source authentication of the request is not required. 

Request Authentication Recipient

This attribute defines a requirement for message layer authentication of the receiver of a message to its sender, for example, by XML encryption. The values can be before-content or after-content. 

Response Authentication Source

This attribute defines a requirement for message layer sender authentication such as username/password or content authentication such as digital signature to be applied to response messages. The value (auth-policy) may be sender or content. When this argument is not specified, source authentication of the response is not required 

Response Authentication Recipient

This attribute defines a requirement for message layer authentication of the receiver of the response message to its sender, for example, by XML encryption. 

Properties

Provides other CLI properties by clicking the Add Property button. 


Note –

Using CLI

To add a SOAP authentication provider using CLI, execute the following command.


wadm> create-soap-auth-provider --user=admin --password-file=admin.pwd 
--host=serverhost --port=8989 --config=config1 
--class-name=javax.security.auth.soapauthprovider soap-auth

See CLI Reference, create-soap-auth-provider(1).