Web parameter: cacerts

Web parameters change the behavior of the web clients that connect to the web tier. You can set some of these parameters from the web client login URL, some from the web tier configuration file (web.xml), and some from both.

Parameter

cacerts

Description

This parameter defines the path to the cacerts file that is required for web clients to make SSL connections to the web tier. You must also install a Certificate Authority (CA) certificate file on the web tier server and enable the ssl web parameter to enable SSL connections.

Valid if set from

Web tier configuration file (web.xml)

Requires restart of the web applications server?

Yes

Default value

WEB-INF/cacerts

Possible values

Relative path and file name to the keystore containing the certificate authority's certificate

Example usage

<init-param>
  <param-name>cacerts</param-name>
  <param-value>WEB-INF/mycacerts</param-value>
</init-param>