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This section is about how to administer certificates from the administration console. |
To administer SSL certificates, the Keystore Configuration portlet is available by selecting Keystore on the Console Navigation menu on the left hand side. From this portlet, you can either import an existing certificate or create a new certificate request.
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The certificates in Geronimo are stored in a keystore located in <geronimo_home>\var\security\keystores\geronimo-default.
If you want to use a different keystore other than the one provided by default, you can create one by clicking on New Keystore. You will be prompted with a keystore name and a password, enter those values and click Create Keystore, for . For this example we entered , the keystore is named sample_keystore and password respectively.
The keystore you just created does not yet contain any certificates nor key as depicted in the following figure. Also note that the keystore is by default locked, that is the closed lock in the Available column. Once After you create the certificate, you will need to click on the lock to make that certificate available, and you will be prompted with the passwords for the keystore and certificate.
To create a private key, click on the keys on the keystore you just created and then click on Create Private Key. Enter valid data in the appropriate field data.
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