Token type settings

Use the administrative console to define the details about the token types. This panel displays differently for each different token type.

You can view token types for a policy set using the following steps:
  1. Click Services > Policy sets > Application policy sets.
  2. Select a policy set name from the table.
  3. Select the WS-Security policies.
  4. Click Main policy or Bootstrap policy.
  5. Click one of the following:
    • Request token policies under the Request polices section.
    • Response token policies under the Response polices section.
    • Symmetric signature and encryption policies under the Key symmetry section.
    • Asymmetric signature and encryption policies under the Key symmetry section.
  6. For a Request token policy or a Response token policy, click a token from the Supported token types table or click the Add Token Type button to select the type of token to add.
  7. For a Symmetric signature and encryption policy or an Asymmetric signature and encryption policy, click the Edit Selected Type Policy action.
This product panel displays for each token type you are configuring or adding. It displays fields for some token types and not for others. This help panel contains all of the fields for each of the token types and describes which token is being configured for each field. The following token types are described in this help topic:
Custom token
Custom token name

Specifies the name of the token being configured. Enter or edit the name for the custom token in this entry field.

Local name

Specifies, when configuring the custom token type, the local name.

URI

Specifies, when configuring the custom token type, the uniform resource identifier (URI).

LTPA token
LTPA token name

Specifies, for the LTPA token type, the name of the token being configured. Enter or edit the name for the LTPA token in this entry field.

Propagate attached tokens

Specifies, for the LTPA token type, whether the attached tokens are to be propagated. Select this check box to propagate the attached tokens. The default value is cleared.

Username token
Username token name

Specifies the name of the token being configured. Enter or edit the name for the username token in this entry field.

WS-Security version

Specifies the version of Web services security (the WS-Security specification) that is used to secure the message transmission.

The following versions are available:

  • WS-Security 1.0
  • WS-Security 1.1
X.509 token
X.509 token name

Specifies, for the X.509 token type, the name of the token being configured. Enter or edit the name for the X.509 token in this entry field.

WS-Security version

Specifies the version of Web services security (the WS-Security specification) that is used to secure the message transmission.

The following versions are available:

  • WS-Security 1.0
  • WS-Security 1.1
X.509 type

Specifies, when you are configuring the X.509 token, the type of X.509 token being configured.

The following types are available for the X.509 token:

  • X.509 Version 1 This option is available with WS-Security Version 1.1 only.
  • X.509, Version 3
  • X.509 PKCX7
  • PKI Path Version 1
Secure conversation token

The Secure conversation token is available only when using Symmetric signature and encryption policies.

Key derivation requirements

Specifies whether derived keys are required or not.

From the menu, select one of the following options:

Do not require derived keys
Either explicit or implicit key derivation
Require reference to secure context token issuer

Select this option to specify a reference to the issuer of the Security context token.

After selecting the Require reference to secure context token issuer option, specify the Security context token issuer. The Security context token issuer specifies the URI of the issuer of the Security context token.

Require an external URI reference

Select this option to specify that an external URI reference is required when referencing the Security context token.




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