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duong
Frequent Visitor
9 years ago

SoapUI error by communicating with message security WCF server

Hi there,   I use SoapUI 5.2.1 and Ready! API 1.6 to connect with the server which implements a message security via WCF. I received .cer file from the Server team and added the .cer file into Soap...
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    rupert_anderson
    9 years ago

    Hi,

     

    I don't know much about WCF, but to my knowledge SoapUI uses Java Keystore (JKS) files to store and access any certficates it needs. SoapUI can easily handle client certifcates this way allowing you to make requests to services requiring client certificate authentication. This can be setup under the SoapUI preferences - you'll find a good few community posts on this if you need help or ask more questions here.

     

    So I think you may need to convert your pfx certifcate to a java keystore before you can use it e.g. something like

     

    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4217107/how-to-convert-pfx-file-to-keystore-with-private-key

     

    Regards,

    Rupert

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rupert_anderson
Valued Contributor
9 years ago

Hi,

 

I don't know much about WCF, but to my knowledge SoapUI uses Java Keystore (JKS) files to store and access any certficates it needs. SoapUI can easily handle client certifcates this way allowing you to make requests to services requiring client certificate authentication. This can be setup under the SoapUI preferences - you'll find a good few community posts on this if you need help or ask more questions here.

 

So I think you may need to convert your pfx certifcate to a java keystore before you can use it e.g. something like

 

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4217107/how-to-convert-pfx-file-to-keystore-with-private-key

 

Regards,

Rupert