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# Certification Path Provider: Common

Configuration Options Related Tasks Related Topics

This page displays basic information about this Certification Path provider.

A Certifcation Path builder, given a reference to a certificate chain, finds the chain and validates it. A Certification Path validator, given a certificate chain, validates it. A Certification Path provider can act as a builder, a validator, or both. A WebLogic security realm can have one active builder and one or more validators. A certificate must be declared valid by all of the validators in order to be considered valid.

#### Configuration Options

Name | Description
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Name | The name of this Certification Path provider. MBean Attribute: `CertPathProviderMBean.Name` Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.
Description | A description of this Certification Path provider. MBean Attribute: `CertPathProviderMBean.Description` Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.
Version | The version of this Certification Path provider MBean Attribute: `CertPathProviderMBean.Version` Changes take effect after you redeploy the module or restart the server.
Validator | Can your Certification Path Provider be used as a validator? A Certification Path validator, given a certificate chain, validates it. A WebLogic security realm can have one or more validators. A certificate must be declared valid by all of the validators in order to be considered valid.
Potential Builder | Can your Certification Path Provider be used as a potential builder? A Certifcation Path builder, given a reference to a certificate chain, finds the chain and validates it. A WebLogic security realm can have one active builder.
Current Builder | Check this box if this Certification Path provider should be used as the current builder. A WebLogic security realm can have one active builder.

Related Tasks

- Configure Certification Path Providers
- Manage security providers

Related Topics

- Understanding WebLogic Security
- Configuring WebLogic Security Providers
- Developing Security Providers for WebLogic Server