Configuring SSL on Windows Vista
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- Document Security
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- User
- Developer
To configure SSL on Windows Vistaâ„¢, you need an SSL certificate with RSA keys for authentication. You can use the Java keytool to create the certificate.
You can run keytool by using a single command that includes all the information that is required to create the certificate and keystore.
Create an SSL certificate
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In a command prompt, navigate to
[JAVA HOME]
/bin and type the following command to create the certificate and keystore:keytool -genkey -keyalg RSA -dname "CN=
Host Name, OU=
Group Name, O=
Company Name,L=
City Name, S=
State, C=
Country Code" -alias
"LC Cert"-keypass
key
_ password-keystore
keystorename.keystore
NOTE
Replace[JAVA_HOME]
with the directory where the JDK is installed, and replace the text in italic with values that correspond with your environment. -
Type
changeit
as the password. This password is the default for a Java installation, and the system administrator may have changed it.