THIS IS A TEST INSTANCE. ALL YOUR CHANGES WILL BE LOST!!!!
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To generate a key click on generate key pair. In the following screen enter the relevant information and click on Submit. For this example we entered the following values:
Alias: | geronimo server |
Key Algorithm: | RSA |
Key Size: | 1024 |
Signature Algorithm: | MD5withRSA |
Validity: | 2000 |
Common Name (CN): | Geronimo |
Organizational Unit (OU): | Apache |
Organizational Name (O): | org |
Locality (L): | Locality |
State (ST): | State |
Country (C): | Country |
You should now see that the keystore size has increased to 1 and the private key you just created is listed near the bottom of the Keystore Configuration portlet. Click on view next to the private key you created, you should see the details of this key pair and the options to generate a certificate request and to import a certificate reply from a certification authority (CA).
To generate a certificate request to send to a CA click on generate CSR, copy the content generated and send it to the CA (you would normally receive the instructions from the CA on how to send this CSR).
