This topic applies to WebSphere Application Server Liberty V8.5.5.9 and earlier. For the latest Liberty topics, see the WebSphere Application Server Liberty documentation.
Configuring secure JMX connection to Liberty
You can access the secured Java™ Management Extensions (JMX) connectors on Liberty by using SSL. The secured JMX connection is enabled by the Liberty feature restConnector-1.0.
About this task
The REST connector is enabled through the Liberty feature restConnector-1.0. Remote access through the REST connector is protected by a single administrator role. In addition, SSL is required to keep the communication confidential. The restConnector-1.0 feature already includes the ssl-1.0 feature.
Note: An application deployed on Liberty has unrestricted access to its MBeanServer directory.
The following section describes how to configure and access the REST connector on Liberty.