Configuring SSL authentication

To establish a secure connection between the adapter and the IBM Security Identity server, configure SSL authentication for connections that originate from the IBM Security Identity server or from the adapter.

Use the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) authentication with the default communication protocol, DAML.

The IBM Security Identity server initiates a connection to the adapter to set or retrieve the value of a managed attribute on the adapter. Depending on the security requirements of your environment, you can configure SSL authentication for connections that originate from the adapter.

By configuring the adapter for SSL, the IBM Security Identity server can verify the identity of the adapter before the server establishes a secure connection.

For example, adapter events can notify the IBM Security Identity server of changes to attributes on the adapter. In this case, configure SSL authentication for web connections that originate from the adapter to the web server used by the IBM Security Identity server.

In a production environment, you must enable SSL security. If an external application, such as the IBM Security Identity server, communicates with the adapter and uses server authentication, enable SSL on the adapter. Enabling SSL verifies the certificate that the application presents.