XKMS Certificate Validation

Overview

XML Key Management Specification (XKMS) is an XML-based protocol that enables you to establish the trustworthiness of a certificate over the Internet. The API Gateway can query an XKMS responder to determine whether a given certificate can be trusted.

Configuration

You can configure the following fields on the Certificate Validation - XKMS screen.

Name:

Enter an appropriate name for this XKMS filter.

XKMS Connection:

Click the button on the right, and select an XKMS connection in the tree. To add an XKMS connection, right-click the XKMS Connections node, and select Add an XKMS Connection. Alternatively, you can configure an XKMS connection under the External Connections node in the Policy Studio tree. For more details, see the XKMS Certificate Validation Connection topic.