WS-Security authentication and protection for custom bindings

Use the links on this page to configure authentication, signature, and encryption information that the policy requires when using custom bindings.

You can configure custom bindings for tokens and message parts that are required by the policy set.

To view this administrative console page when you are configuring custom bindings for tokens and message parts that are required by the policy set, complete the following actions:
  1. Click Applications > Enterprise applications .
  2. Select an application that contains Web services. The application must contain a service provider or a service client.
  3. Click the Service provider policy sets and bindings link or the Service client policy sets and bindings in the Web Services Properties section.
  4. Select a binding. You must have previously attached a policy set and assigned a custom binding.
  5. Click the WS-Security policy in the Policies table.
  6. Click the Authentication and protection link in the Main message security policy bindings section.
Protection tokens – Protection token name

Specifies a list of protection tokens that can be configured in the Protection tokens table for custom bindings.

The following actions are available for custom bindings:
Button Resulting Action
Unconfigure Removes the selected protection token from the binding.
Protection tokens – Protection token type

Specifies the protection token type for custom bindings.

Protection tokens – Usage

Specifies the policy assertion usage names that you can customize in the Protection tokens table.

For the usage field, the following options are available for the custom bindings:
  • Asymmetric encryption generator
  • Asymmetric encryption consumer
  • Asymmetric signature generator
  • Asymmetric signature consumer
  • Symmetric encryption generator
  • Symmetric encryption consumer
  • Symmetric signature generator
  • Symmetric signature consumer
Protection tokens – Status

Specifies the status of the protection token when using custom bindings. The valid values are configured, not configured, or incompatible.

Authentication tokens – Security token reference

Specifies a list of authentication tokens that you can customize in the Authentication tokens table when using custom bindings.

The following actions are available for custom bindings:
Button Resulting Action
Unconfigure Removes the selected authentication token from the binding.
Authentication tokens – Authentication token type

Specifies the authentication token type for the security token reference when using custom bindings.

Authentication tokens – Usage

Specifies the usage names from the Authentication tokens table for custom bindings.

The following options are available for custom bindings:
  • Inbound request
  • Outbound request
  • Inbound response
  • Outbound response
Authentication tokens – Status

Specifies the status of the authentication token form the Authentication tokens table for custom bindings. The valid values are configured, not configured, or incompatible.

Request message signature and encryption protection – Request message part reference

Specifies the name of the request message part in the policy from the Request message signature and encryption protection table that is protected.

The following actions are available for custom bindings. The Move up and Move down actions are available only when using Service client policy sets and bindings.
Button Resulting Action
Unconfigure Removes the selected request message part from the binding.
Move up Moves the selected request message part up in the order.
Move down Moves the selected request message part down in the order.
Request message signature and encryption protection – Protection

Specifies the type of protection from the Request message signature and encryption protection table. This field displays the type of protection enabled for the custom binding.

Request message signature and encryption protection – Order

Specifies the order in which signatures and encryptions occur when using service client policy sets and bindings. Use the Move up and Move down actions to order the list of protection types in this table.

Request message signature and encryption protection – Status

Specifies the status of the request message signature and encryption protection token when using custom bindings. The valid values are configured, not configured, or incompatible.

Response message signature and encryption protection – Response message part reference

Specifies the name of the response message part in the policy from the Response message signature and encryption protection table that is protected.

The following actions are available for custom bindings. The Move up and Move down actions are available only when using Service provider policy sets and bindings.
Button Resulting Action
Unconfigure Removes the selected response message part from the binding.
Move up Moves the selected response message part up in the order.
Move down Moves the selected response message part down in the order.
Response message signature and encryption protection – Protection

Specifies the type of protection enabled from the Response message signature and encryption protection table. This field displays the type of protection enabled for the response message part.

Response message signature and encryption protection – Order

Specifies the order in which signatures and encryptions occur when using service provider policy sets and bindings. Use the Move up and Move down actions to order the list of protection types in this table.

Response message signature and encryption protection – Status

Specifies the status of the response message signature and encryption protection token when using custom bindings. The valid values are configured, not configured, or incompatible.




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Related tasks
Related reference
Protection token settings (generator or consumer)
Authentication token settings (generator or consumer)
WS-Security authentication and protection for default bindings
Signed or Encrypted message part settings
Callback handler settings
Policy set bindings settings
Keys and certificates

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