Service Key Providers

A service key provider contains Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) credentials that proxy services use for decrypting inbound SOAP messages and for outbound authentication and digital signatures. A PKI credential is a private key paired with a certificate that can be used for digital signatures and encryption (for Web Service Security) and for outbound SSL authentication. The certificate contains the public key that corresponds to the private key.

Note: To use a service key provider, you must configure a PKI credential mapping provider. See "Configuring the WebLogic Security Framework: Main Steps" under Understanding AquaLogic Service Bus Security in AquaLogic Service Bus Security Guide.

A single service key provider can contain all of the following PKI credentials:

You can use the same service key provider for multiple proxy services.