V-255869
IBM WebSphere Traditional V9.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
Title
The WebSphere Application Server must authenticate all endpoint devices before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection using bidirectional authentication that is cryptographically based.
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Device authentication requires unique identification and authentication that may be defined by type, by specific device, or by a combination of type and device. Bidirectional authentication provides stronger safeguards to validate the identity of other devices for connections that are of greater risk. Device authentication is performed when the application server is providing web services capabilities and data protection requirements mandate the need to establish the identity o...
Fix Text (Documentation Requirement)
From the admin console, navigate to Security >> SSL Certificate and Key Management >> SSL Configuration. For each [NodeDefaultSSLSettings] select Quality of Protection (QoP) Settings. Set "Client authentication" according to the security plan.