Configuration of the Web Service SSL Connection 

Purpose

To perform security-related functions such as digitally signing PDF documents, you must set up an SSL connection to the Web service.

If you use these security-related functions in forms in Web Dynpro for Java, you also have to configure the SSL connection for Web Dynpro.

 

Process Flow

The checklist below summarizes the steps required to configure the Web Service SSL connection:

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       1.      Create a view called ADSCerts in the Key Storage service, which is necessary for the storage of the client certificates for the Adobe document services. For detailed instructions, see Managing Key Storage Views.

       2.      Set up SSL (a.) and configure the client certificates (b.) for the AS Java where the Adobe document services and where Web Dynpro for Java are installed. You will find the information for these procedures under:

                            a.      Configuring the Use of SSL on the AS Java in the SAP Library under SAP NetWeaver Library  → SAP NetWeaver by Key Capability → Security → Network and Transport Layer Security → Transport Layer Security on the AS Java

                            b.      Configuring the Use of Client Certificates for Authentication in the SAP Library under SAP NetWeaver  Library   → SAP NetWeaver by Key Capability → Application Platform by Key Capability → Java Technology in SAP Web Application Server → Administration Manual →  AS Java Security → AS Java Authentication Infrastructure  → Configuring Authentication Mechanisms → Using X.509 Client Certificates on the AS Java

Follow all steps as described in this documentation, except for step 3 and 4.

                            c.      Store the client certificates in the ADSCerts view you created earlier.

       3.      This step is only necessary for forms scenarios using the ABAP environment, for example print forms.

                            a.      Set up SSL and configure the client certificates on the SAP Web AS ABAP. You will find the information for this procedure under: Configuring the SAP Web AS for Supporting SSL in the SAP Library under SAP NetWeaver → Security → Network and Transport Layer Security → Using the Secure Sockets Layer Protocol with the SAP Web AS ABAP

                            b.      Import the client certificates into the AS Java where the Adobe document services are installed, as described in step 2b.

                            c.      Store the client certificates in the ADSCerts view you created earlier.

       4.      Change the settings of the system user ADSUser from basic authentication to SSL for the secure communication. For detailed instructions, see Configuring the User ADSUser for the SSL Connection.

       5.      Set Up SSL for the ABAP Connection, if your forms scenarios use the ABAP environment, for example print forms.

       6.      In a Web Dynpro for Java environment, configure an SSL connection between the Java version of the PDF object and the Adobe document services. For detailed instructions, see Setting Up the SSL Connection in a Java Environment.