Cloudant Database (cloudantDatabase)

cloudantRef

A reference to top level cloudant element (string).

Specifies the builder for the Cloudant Client that will be used when connecting to this database.

create

boolean

true

Indicates that the Cloudant Client should create the database if it does not already exist.

databaseName

string
Required

Name of the database.

id

string

A unique configuration ID.

jndiName

string

JNDI name.

account

string

Account name used to connect to a Cloudant database.

containerAuthDataRef

A reference to top level authData element (string).

Default authentication data for container managed authentication that applies when bindings do not specify an authentication-alias for a resource reference with res-auth=CONTAINER.

jndiName

string

JNDI name.

libraryRef

A reference to top level library element (string).

Specifies a library that contains the Cloudant Client library and its dependencies.

password

Reversably encoded password (string)

Password corresponding to your Cloudant user ID.

url

string

URL for the Cloudant server, which includes the host and port.

username

string

The Cloudant user ID used to log in and access your databases.

Advanced Properties

connectTimeout

A period of time with millisecond precision

5m

The timeout to establish a connection. Specify a positive integer followed by a unit of time, which can be hours (h), minutes (m), seconds (s), or milliseconds (ms). For example, specify 500 milliseconds as 500ms. You can include multiple values in a single entry. For example, 1s500ms is equivalent to 1.5 seconds.

disableSSLAuthentication

boolean

false

Disables host name verification and certificate chain validation.

maxConnections

int
Min: 0

6

The maximum number of concurrent connections that a Cloudant Client can make to the host.

proxyPassword

Reversably encoded password (string)

Password corresponding to the user name for a proxy server to use when connecting to a Cloudant server.

proxyUrl

string

The URL of a proxy server to use when connecting to a Cloudant server.

proxyUser

string

User name for a proxy server to use when connecting to a Cloudant server.

readTimeout

A period of time with millisecond precision

5m

Timeout value to wait for a response from an established client connection. Specify a positive integer followed by a unit of time, which can be hours (h), minutes (m), seconds (s), or milliseconds (ms). For example, specify 500 milliseconds as 500ms. You can include multiple values in a single entry. For example, 1s500ms is equivalent to 1.5 seconds.

sslRef

A reference to top level ssl element (string).

Specifies the SSL configuration that is needed to establish a secure connection.

krb5Principal

string

The name of the Kerberos principal name or Kerberos service name to be used.

krb5TicketCache

Path to a file

The file location where Kerberos credentials for the Kerberos principal name or service name will be stored. Also known as the Kerberos credential cache (ccache)

password

Reversably encoded password (string)

Password of the user to use when connecting to the EIS. The value can be stored in clear text or encoded form. It is recommended that you encode the password. To do so, use the securityUtility tool with the encode option.

user

string

Name of the user to use when connecting to the EIS.

apiTypeVisibility

string

spec,ibm-api,api,stable

The types of API packages that this class loader supports. This value is a comma-separated list of any combination of the following API packages: spec, ibm-api, api, stable, third-party.

description

string

Description of shared library for administrators

filesetRef

List of references to top level fileset elements (comma-separated string).

Id of referenced Fileset

name

string

Name of shared library for administrators

id

string

A unique configuration ID.

name

Path to a file
Required

Fully qualified filename

caseSensitive

boolean

true

Boolean to indicate whether or not the search should be case sensitive (default: true).

dir

Path to a directory

${server.config.dir}

The base directory to search for files.

excludes

string

The comma or space separated list of file name patterns to exclude from the search results, by default no files are excluded.

id

string

A unique configuration ID.

includes

string

*

The comma or space separated list of file name patterns to include in the search results (default: *).

scanInterval

A period of time with millisecond precision

0

The scanning interval to determine whether files are added or removed from the fileset. The individual files are not scanned. The suffix for the interval of time is h-hour, m-minute, s-second, and ms-millisecond, for example, 2ms or 5s. The scanning interval is disabled by default and is disabled manually by setting the scan interval, scanInterval, to 0. Specify a positive integer followed by a unit of time, which can be hours (h), minutes (m), seconds (s), or milliseconds (ms). For example, specify 500 milliseconds as 500ms. You can include multiple values in a single entry. For example, 1s500ms is equivalent to 1.5 seconds.

dir

Path to a directory
Required

Directory or folder to be included in the library classpath for locating resource files

id

string

A unique configuration ID.

clientAuthentication

boolean

false

Specifies whether client authentication is enabled. If set to true then client authentication is required and the client must provide a certificate for the server trusts.

clientAuthenticationSupported

boolean

false

Specifies whether a client authentication is supported. If set to true then the client authentication support means the server will check trust from a client if the client presents a certificate.

clientKeyAlias

string

Specifies the alias of the certificate in the keystore that is used as the key to send to a server that has client authentication enabled. This attribute is only needed if the keystore has more than one key entry.

enabledCiphers

string

Specifies a custom list of ciphers. Separate each cipher in the list with a space. The supported cipher will depend on the underlying JRE used. Please check the JRE for valid ciphers.

enforceCipherOrder

boolean

false

Specify on the server socket whether to enforce the cipher order. If set to true, the server socket is enabled to enforce the cipher order. The attribute is set to false by default.

keyStoreRef

A reference to top level keyStore element (string).

A keystore containing key entries for the SSL repertoire. This attribute is required.

securityLevel

HIGH

Specifies the cipher suite group used by the SSL handshake. HIGH are 3DES and 128 bit and higher ciphers, MEDIUM are DES and 40 bit ciphers, LOW are ciphers without encryption. If the enabledCiphers attribute is used the securityLevel list is ignored.
CUSTOM
Custom list of cipher suites
HIGH
Cipher suites 3DES and 128 bit and higher
LOW
Cipher suites without encryption
MEDIUM
Cipher suites DES and 40 bit

serverKeyAlias

string

Specifies the alias of the certificate in the keystore used as the server's key. This attribute is only needed if the keystore has more then one key entry.

skipHostnameVerificationForHosts

string

Specifies the hostname that allow to skip the host name verification for outbound connection using a specific SSL configuration.

sslProtocol

string

The SSL handshake protocol. The protocol can be set to a single value found in the documentation for the underlying JRE's Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) provider. When using the IBM JRE the default value is SSL_TLSv2 and when using the Oracle JRE the default value is SSL. The protocol can also be a comma-separated list of any of the following values: TLSv1, TLSv1.1, TLSv1.2, or TLSv1.3.

trustDefaultCerts

boolean

false

Specifies whether the trust manager can establish trust by using the default certificates. If set to true, then the default certificates are used in addition to the configured truststore file to establish trust. The attribute is set to false by default.

trustStoreRef

A reference to top level keyStore element (string).

A keystore containing trusted certificate entries used by the SSL repertoire for signing verification. This attribute is optional. If unspecified, the same keystore is used for both key and trusted certificate entries.

verifyHostname

boolean

true

Specifies whether host name verification for outbound connections using a specific SSL configuration is enabled. If set to true, then all outbound SSL connections that use the specified SSL configuration undergo verification of the target server host name against that server's certificate. The attribute is set to false by default.

fileBased

boolean

true

Specify true if the keystore is file based and false if the keystore is a SAF keyring or hardware keystore type.

id

string

defaultKeyStore

A unique configuration ID.

location

A file, directory or url.

${server.output.dir}/resources/security/key.p12

An absolute or relative path to the keystore file. If a relative path is provided, the server will attempt to locate the file in the ${server.output.dir}/resources/security directory. Use the keystore file for a file-based keystore, the keyring name for SAF keyrings, or the device configuration file for hardware cryptography devices. In the SSL minimal configuration, the location of the file is assumed to be ${server.output.dir}/resources/security/key.p12.

password

Reversably encoded password (string)

The password used to load the keystore file. The value can be stored in clear text or encoded form. Use the securityUtility tool to encode the password.

pollingRate

A period of time with millisecond precision

500ms

Rate at which the server checks for updates to a keystore file. Specify a positive integer followed by a unit of time, which can be hours (h), minutes (m), seconds (s), or milliseconds (ms). For example, specify 500 milliseconds as 500ms. You can include multiple values in a single entry. For example, 1s500ms is equivalent to 1.5 seconds.

readOnly

boolean

false

Specify true if the keystore is to be used by the server for reading and false if write operations will be performed by the server on the keystore.

type

string

PKCS12

A keystore type supported by the target SDK.

updateTrigger

mbean

Keystore file update method or trigger.
disabled
Disables all update monitoring. Changes to the keystore file will not be applied while the server is running.
mbean
Server will only update the keystore when prompted by the FileNotificationMbean. The FileNotificationMbean is typically called by an external program such as an integrated development environment or a management application.
polled
Server will scan for keystore file changes at the polling interval and update if the keystore file has detectable changes. Polled does not apply to non file-based keystores such as SAF keyrings.

id

string

A unique configuration ID.

keyPassword

Reversably encoded password (string)
Required

Password of the private key entry in the keystore.

name

string
Required

Name of the private key entry in the keystore.

clientCertificate

string

The client uses this certificate alias if you make a connection to a server that supports or requires client authentication.

host

string
Required

The server uses this SSL configuration when it accesses the specified host name.

id

string

A unique configuration ID.

port

int

The server uses this SSL configuration when it accesses the remote host name at the specified port.

fileBased

boolean

true

Specify true if the keystore is file based and false if the keystore is a SAF keyring or hardware keystore type.

id

string

defaultKeyStore

A unique configuration ID.

location

A file, directory or url.

${server.output.dir}/resources/security/key.p12

An absolute or relative path to the keystore file. If a relative path is provided, the server will attempt to locate the file in the ${server.output.dir}/resources/security directory. Use the keystore file for a file-based keystore, the keyring name for SAF keyrings, or the device configuration file for hardware cryptography devices. In the SSL minimal configuration, the location of the file is assumed to be ${server.output.dir}/resources/security/key.p12.

password

Reversably encoded password (string)

The password used to load the keystore file. The value can be stored in clear text or encoded form. Use the securityUtility tool to encode the password.

pollingRate

A period of time with millisecond precision

500ms

Rate at which the server checks for updates to a keystore file. Specify a positive integer followed by a unit of time, which can be hours (h), minutes (m), seconds (s), or milliseconds (ms). For example, specify 500 milliseconds as 500ms. You can include multiple values in a single entry. For example, 1s500ms is equivalent to 1.5 seconds.

readOnly

boolean

false

Specify true if the keystore is to be used by the server for reading and false if write operations will be performed by the server on the keystore.

type

string

PKCS12

A keystore type supported by the target SDK.

updateTrigger

mbean

Keystore file update method or trigger.
disabled
Disables all update monitoring. Changes to the keystore file will not be applied while the server is running.
mbean
Server will only update the keystore when prompted by the FileNotificationMbean. The FileNotificationMbean is typically called by an external program such as an integrated development environment or a management application.
polled
Server will scan for keystore file changes at the polling interval and update if the keystore file has detectable changes. Polled does not apply to non file-based keystores such as SAF keyrings.

id

string

A unique configuration ID.

keyPassword

Reversably encoded password (string)
Required

Password of the private key entry in the keystore.

name

string
Required

Name of the private key entry in the keystore.