SSL and cert keystore

An SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) keystore is a storage location for SSL certificates, which are used to establish secure, encrypted connections between a client and a server. The keystore is typically managed by a keystore manager, such as the Java Keytool, which is a command-line utility that comes with the Java Development Kit (JDK).

To use an SSL keystore, you will need to do the following:

  1. Generate a private key and a certificate signing request (CSR) using the Keytool.
  2. Submit the CSR to a trusted certificate authority (CA) to obtain an SSL certificate.
  3. Import the SSL certificate and any intermediate certificates into the keystore.
  4. Configure your server to use the keystore and SSL certificate when establishing secure connections.

To configure a server to use an SSL keystore, you will typically need to specify the following:

  • The path to the keystore file on the file system.
  • The password for the keystore.
  • The alias of the SSL certificate in the keystore.

For example, in the case of a Tomcat server, you can specify these properties in the server.xml configuration file:

<Connector port="8443" protocol="HTTP/1.1" SSLEnabled="true"
           maxThreads="150" scheme="https" secure="true"
           keystoreFile="/path/to/keystore" keystorePass="keystore_password"
           keyAlias="ssl_certificate_alias"
           clientAuth="false" sslProtocol="TLS" />

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