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=Generate a Public/Private Key Pair=
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A [[Public_Key_Security#Key_Pair|key pair]] can be generated with the following command:
A [[Public_Key_Security#Key_Pair|key pair]] can be generated and placed in the keystore with the following command:


  keytool -genkeypair -alias jce-provider-signing-key -keyalg DSA -keysize 1024 -dname "cn=Nova Ordis LLC, ou=Java Software Code Signing, o=Sun Microsystems Inc" -keystore jce-provider-signing-keystore.jks -storepass n7ejfh2jef234rBe
  keytool -genkeypair -alias jce-provider-signing-key -keyalg DSA -keysize 1024 -dname "cn=Nova Ordis LLC, ou=Java Software Code Signing, o=Sun Microsystems Inc" -keystore jce-provider-signing-keystore.jks -storepass n7ejfh2jef234rBe

Revision as of 05:34, 8 April 2018

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Internal

Generate a Public/Private Key Pair

A key pair can be generated and placed in the keystore with the following command:

keytool -genkeypair -alias jce-provider-signing-key -keyalg DSA -keysize 1024 -dname "cn=Nova Ordis LLC, ou=Java Software Code Signing, o=Sun Microsystems Inc" -keystore jce-provider-signing-keystore.jks -storepass n7ejfh2jef234rBe

Generate a Certificate Signing Request

A certificate signing request can be generated with the following command:

keytool -certreq -alias jce-provider-signing-key -file novaordis-jce-provider2.csr -keystore ./jce-provider-signing-keystore.jks -storepass n7ejfh2jef234rBe

Inspect the Certificate

The certificate data can be displayed with:

keytool -printcert -v -file ./test-cert.pem

It accepts certificates in PEM format.