Creating Keystore

Command for importing a cert into a keystore

-import {-alias alias} {-file cert_file} [-keypass keypass] {-noprompt} {-trustcacerts} {-storetype storetype} {-keystore keystore} [-storepass storepass] [-provider provider_class_name] {-v} {-Jjavaoption}

C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_07\bin>keytool -import -alias oodev-dev-test -file ds.crt -keystore keystoreName.keystore

How to get the certificate

1. Open url in firefox ( use https )

2. Double click on the lock icon on the bottom right corner

3. Click on view certificate

4. Go the details tab and select the req parameter and click on export

5. Save file type as ‘All Files’

Command for generating keystore

-genkey {-alias alias} {-keyalg keyalg} {-keysize keysize} {-sigalg sigalg} [-dname dname] [-keypass keypass] {-validity valDays} {-storetype storetype} {-keystore keystore} [-storepass storepass] [-provider provider_class_name] {-v} {-Jjavaoption}

Look up url

http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/tooldocs/windows/keytool.html