Secure the Connection from the Gateway to the Message Broker

In this procedure, you will learn how to use service properties to pass in the user name and password for connections made to the back-end message broker.

Before You Begin

This procedure is part of Checklist: Secure Your JMS Configuration, that includes the following steps:

1. Secure the Connection from the Gateway to the Message Broker
2. Secure the Connection from Each Client to the Gateway
3. Configure Auditing Messages Produced by Clients
4. Configure the Gateway to Use Encrypted Credentials

To Secure the Connection from the Gateway to the Message Broker

Use the following service properties to securely pass in the user name and password for connections made to the back-end message broker:

• connection.security.principal
• connection.security.credentials
• env.java.naming.security.principal
• env.java.naming.security.credentials

<service>
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 .
 .
  <properties>
    <connection.security.principal>
      joe
    </connection.security.principal>
    <connection.security.credentials>
      welcome
    </connection.security.credentials>
    <env.java.naming.security.principal>
      joe
    </env.java.naming.security.principal>
    <env.java.naming.security.credentials>
      welcome
    </env.java.naming.security.credentials>
  </properties>
 .
 .
 .
</service>

Notes

Refer to jms and jms.proxy for more information about the configuration parameters.

Next Steps

Secure the Connection from Each Client to the Gateway