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15 articles tagged TLS / SSL.

Protocol Transformations

  • DataPower
  • Protocols
  • SOA

Previously, I wrote a Wire Protocols post that outlined the common protocols that I’ve encountered when working with ESBs and SOA technology-especially DataPower. A primary function of an ESB is to provide the ability to convert service requests between these different protocols in a mostly…

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Generating and Uploading a Shared Key (Symmetric Key) to DataPower Appliances

  • AES
  • DataPower
  • Key Management

DataPower does not seem to provide a tool to generate a Shared Key that can be used with 3DES or AES algorithms. DataPower does provide a tool for generating X509 private keys, certificate requests, and self-signed certificates-in the Crypto Tools section-but we are concerned with Shared Keys…

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Part 1: Creating your own SSL certificates for a custom Java client-server application

  • Key Management
  • PKI
  • TLS / SSL

If you replace the steps for creating your own CA private key & certificate and signing your own certificate (with the CA) with having certificates signed by a legitimate Certificate Authority, you've got the basic idea behind creating/ordering certs for most situations.

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