Creating a Test Client that Uses SSL Authentication
Use the following procedure to create a test client that uses SSL authentication.
To create a test client that uses SSL authentication
1. In My webMethods: Messaging > Broker Server s > Clients.
2. In the Client List, click Add Test Client. My webMethods opens the Add Test Client dialog.
3. Provide the following information under Client Configuration.
In this field... | Specify... |
Broker Server | Fully-qualified name of the Broker Server on which you want to create the test client in the format: hostname:port. |
Broker | The Broker on which you want to create the test client. |
Client Group | The client group to which you want to add the test client. |
Client ID | The client ID that you want to assign to the test client. For information about naming restrictions for client identifiers, see the webMethods Broker Client Java API Programmer’s Guide. |
4. Click Edit to select the Test Client Authentication option.
5. In the Test Client field, select SSL.
6. Perform the following:
a. In the SSL Keystore field, select the keystore file containing the SSL certificate to be used by the test client to join the client group.
b. In the Password field, type the password to the keystore file.
c. Click Get User Names to retrieve a list of distinguished names (DNs) from the keystore.
d. In the User Name list, select the user DN for the test client.
e. In the SSL Keystore Type field, select the file type of the client keystore.
f. In the SSL Truststore field, specify the absolute path and file name of the truststore file containing the trusted root for the SSL certificate stored in the specified keystore.
g. In the SSL Truststore Type field, select the file type of the truststore certificate file.
7. Click Create. Broker Server creates the test client and returns you to the Clients page.