Specifies a configuration for one message security provider.
Although the request-policy and response-policy subelements are optional, the provider-config element does nothing if they are not specified.
Use property subelements to configure provider-specific properties. Property values are passed to the provider when its initialize method is called.
The following table describes subelements for the provider-config element.
Table 1–146 provider-config Subelements| Element | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| zero or one | Defines the authentication policy requirements of the authentication provider’s request processing. | |
| zero or one | Defines the authentication policy requirements of the authentication provider’s response processing. | |
| zero or more | Specifies a property or a variable. | 
The following table describes attributes for the provider-config element.
Table 1–147 provider-config Attributes| Attribute | Default | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| none | Specifies a unique identifier for this provider-config element. | |
| none | Specifies whether the provider is a client, server, or client-server authentication provider. | |
| none | Specifies the Java implementation class of the provider. Client authentication providers must implement the com.sun.enterprise.security.jauth.ClientAuthModule interface. Server authentication providers must implement the com.sun.enterprise.security.jauth.ServerAuthModule interface. Client-server providers must implement both interfaces. | 
The following table describes properties for the provider-config element.
Table 1–148 provider-config Properties| Property | Default | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| domain-dir/config/wss-server-config-1.0.xml | Specifies the location of the message security configuration file. To point to a configuration file in the domain-dir/config directory, use the prefix ${com.sun.aas.instanceRoot}/config/, for example: ${com.sun.aas.instanceRoot}/config/wss-server-config-1.0.xml | |
| false | If true, enables dumping of server provider debug messages to the server log. | |
| false | If true, signals the provider runtime to collect the user name and password from the CallbackHandler for each request. If false, the user name and password for wsse:UsernameToken(s) is collected once, during module initialization. This property is only applicable for a ClientAuthModule. | |
| s1as | Specifies the encryption key used by the provider. The key is identified by its keystore alias. | |
| s1as | Specifies the signature key used by the provider. The key is identified by its keystore alias. |