SSL in weblogic

oracle weblogic server supports the ssl protocol to enable secure communication between the applications that are the connected through the web.By default weblogic server is configured for one way ssl authentication where the manged server is enabled with a digital certificate.using the administration console you can configure oracle weblogic server for two way ssl authentication where the client and server are both enabled with the digital certificates to securely establish their identity 

to use ssl you would require a private key a digital certificate containing  the matching public key ,and a certificate signed by at least one of trusted CA to verify the data embedded in the digital certificate .For intermediate authorities you may need to install the root trusted ca certificate 

ssl server authentication allows a user to confirm a servers identity, through an ssl enabled client software using standard techniques of public key cryptography, to verify that a servers certificate and public id are valid and have bees issued by a CA that is listed in the clients list of trusted ca's .For example when sending a credit card ,you may want to check the receiving servers identity

ssl client authentication allows a server to confirm a users identity to verify that a clients certificate and public id are valid and have bees issues by a ca that is listed in the servers list of trusted CAs.For example,If banks sends the account information to a customer this check may be essential

the ssl protocol includes to sub protocols 

the ssl record protocol which defines the format that is used to transmit data 

ssl handshake protocol to exchange a series of messages between an ssl enabled server and ssl enabled client when the ssl connection is established.