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CREATE A SIGNED KEYSTORE WITH THE KEYSTORE EXPLORER PASSWORD

The CSR can be uploaded to your Certificate Authority or Vendor for signing purposes.

Self-Signed Certificate (which is in the Keystore container).

Private Key (which is in the Keystore container).

At this point, you will have a Keystore file that contains:.

You will receive a message confirming the CSR Generation Successful. In the new window, you will see a path to where the CSR will be stored edit the path if necessary.

To Export the CSR, right-click on the tomcat entry and select Generate CSR.You will be prompted to Set a Keystore Password. We suggest using a folder on the root of C:\ called TomcatSSL. Save the Keystore, for this article we will use companyssl.jks.You should receive a message to confirm Key Pair Generation Successful.

CREATE A SIGNED KEYSTORE WITH THE KEYSTORE EXPLORER PASSWORD

This password will be required for other steps, keep it handy. We suggest using a complex password with 8 characters. You will be prompted to enter an Alias name. Once you have completed your entry hit OK.Please note that the CN field should be the Domain you are trying to secure. This information will be needed to Generate the CSR.

At the bottom of the window edit the Name section.

Use the RSA Algorithm with 2048 key size.

Right-click in the white space and select Generate Key Pair (Ctrl+G).

Run the application and select Create A New Keystore and select the JKS radial.

Append Signed SSL Certificate to Keystore.

Here are quick links to sections within the article: Our document was written and tested with Certificates purchased from Thawte or Digicert.

The steps below will help you create a Java Keystore (JKS) which contains a Self-Signed SSL Certificate or one that has been purchased from a Certificate Authority. This article will walk you through the different steps in creating and installing an SSL certificate on a Tomcat Webserver in a Windows Environment. Posted by Aly Essa, Last modified by Aly Essa on 27 October 2020 10:15 AM