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Workspace DataPower Gateway
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Created on Jul 15, 2026

RELATED IDEAS

Runtime Access to Backend TLS Certificate/Public Key and Support for Standalone Public Keys in IBM DataPower

Currently, IBM DataPower validates the backend server certificate during the TLS handshake using a TLS Client Profile and Validation Credentials. However, there is no supported way to access the backend TLS certificate or its public key from GatewayScript or XSLT in processing policy for additional runtime validation (for example, certificate/public-key pinning, fingerprint validation, or custom security checks).

We request that DataPower expose the backend TLS certificate and its public key to processing policy as an service variables or metadata after the TLS handshake so that applications can perform custom validation when required.

Additionally, we request support for uploading and using standalone public keys (PEM/DER) as native crypto objects. At present, users must wrap a public key in an X.509 certificate before it can be used in DataPower, even when only the public key is needed. Allowing standalone public keys would simplify integrations and common cryptographic use cases.

These enhancements would improve flexibility, simplify secure integrations, and enable customers to implement advanced security requirements beyond the built-in TLS validation mechanisms.

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