SQL Anywhere database - Using Web Service -xs https

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Using Web Service -xs https - can't get it to use certificate

Tim Kovaleski

2005-06-17, 11:24 am

ASA 9.0.2.3144

Hello,

Step one of two is done. Got my mobilink service to use
encryption, now I am working on getting another app that
uses ASA web services.

I can hit the app using -xs http just fine. I then turn on
the security required checkbox under webservices in Sybase
Central. That forces connections to use https.

I am using gencert to make my certificates. With my mobilink
certificate I used ECC_TLS. I read in the documentation that
RSA needs to be used for https... so I used gencert to
create an RSA certificate.

Following the documentation, it says:
-xs
protocol(Certificate
=server- certificate;Certific
ate_Password=passwor
d;
...)

So I followed that:
-xs https
(certificate=c:\serv
er. crt;certificate_pass
word=sql)
When I go to start the service I get the following error:
Could not open/read file:
(certificate=c:\serv
er. crt;certificate_pass
word=sql)

Can anyone shed some light on what I am doing wrong?
Thanks!
Tim Kovaleski

Tim Kovaleski

2005-06-17, 11:24 am

Well my fault. It looks like the syntax is case sensitive!
I got it to fire up

> ASA 9.0.2.3144
>
> Hello,
>
> Step one of two is done. Got my mobilink service to use
> encryption, now I am working on getting another app that
> uses ASA web services.
>
> I can hit the app using -xs http just fine. I then turn on
> the security required checkbox under webservices in Sybase
> Central. That forces connections to use https.
>
> I am using gencert to make my certificates. With my
> mobilink certificate I used ECC_TLS. I read in the
> documentation that RSA needs to be used for https... so I
> used gencert to create an RSA certificate.
>
> Following the documentation, it says:
> -xs
> protocol(Certificate
=server-certificate
> ;Certificate_Passwor
d=password; ...)
>
> So I followed that:
> -xs https
> (certificate=c:\serv
er. crt;certificate_pass
word=sql)
> When I go to start the service I get the following error:
> Could not open/read file:
> (certificate=c:\serv
er. crt;certificate_pass
word=sql)
>
> Can anyone shed some light on what I am doing wrong?
> Thanks!
> Tim Kovaleski

Greg Fenton

2005-06-17, 1:23 pm

Tim Kovaleski wrote:
> Well my fault. It looks like the syntax is case sensitive!

Is this a case sensitive database?
Do you know which part of the configuration line is "case sensitive"?

I would expect the certificate_password
to be case sensitive regardless
of db sensitivity, but the configuration parameters should be case
insensitive regardless.

greg.fenton
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