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<h4><a id="sthref226" name="sthref226"></a>Message Security Configurations</h4>
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<p>Use the Message Security Configurations page to view and modify the available configurations for message security providers.</p>
<p>To configure message security, you need a basic understanding of security and web services concepts. For more information, see <a href="http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=E26576_01&id=GSSCG00037">Chapter 3, <i>Administering Message Security,</i> in <i>Oracle GlassFish Server Security Guide</i></a> and <a href="http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=E26576_01&id=GSADG00009">Chapter 6, <i>Administering Web Applications,</i> in <i>Oracle GlassFish Server Administration Guide</i></a>.</p>
<p>GlassFish Server implements message security using message security providers integrated in its SOAP processing layer. The message security providers depend on other security facilities of GlassFish Server.</p>
<p>For each configuration, the following information is provided.</p>
<dl>
<dt>Authentication Layer</dt>
<dd>
<p>The message layer at which authentication is performed. By default, a SOAP configuration is provided. It is also possible to provide an HttpServlet configuration.</p>
</dd>
<dt>Default Provider</dt>
<dd>
<p>The default server provider for this configuration. By default, no default server provider is configured.</p>
</dd>
<dt>Default Client Provider</dt>
<dd>
<p>The default client provider for this configuration. By default, no default client provider is configured.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<p>The Message Security Configuration table also contains the following options.</p>
<dl>
<dt>New</dt>
<dd>
<p>Button to create a new configuration.</p>
</dd>
<dt>Delete</dt>
<dd>
<p>Button to delete one or more selected configurations.</p>
</dd>
</dl>
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<h5>Related Tasks</h5>
<ul>
<li>
<p><a href="task-configmsgsecproviders.html">To Configure GlassFish Server Facilities for Use by Message Security Providers</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="task-messagesecurityconfignew.html">To Create a Message Security Configuration</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="task-messagesecurityconfigedit.html">To Edit a Message Security Configuration</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="task-messagesecurityconfigdelete.html">To Delete a Message Security Configuration</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="task-messagesecurityproviderconfignew.html">To Create a Message Security Provider Configuration</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="task-messagesecurityproviderconfigedit.html">To Edit a Message Security Provider Configuration</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="task-messagesecurityproviderconfigdelete.html">To Delete a Message Security Provider Configuration</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><a href="task-enablemesec4appclients.html">To Enable Message Security for Application Clients</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
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<h5>Related asadmin Commands</h5>
<p>None.</p>


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