Creating a New Key Pair

• Use the keytool command to create the key file:

keytool -genkey -keyalg RSA -keystore domain.key

• The following questions will be asked if not known:

Enter keystore password: (NOTE:remember this for later use)

• What is your first and last name? - This is the Common Name (Domain Name
• What is the name of your organizational unit?
• What is the name of your organization?
• What is the name of your City or Locality?
• What is the name of your State or Province?
• What is the two-letter country code for this unit?
• You will then be asked if the information is correct:

Is CN=www.yourdomain.com, OU=Your Organizational Unit, O=Your Organization, L=Your City, ST=Your State, C=Your Country correct?

• When you answer 'y' or 'yes' the password is then requested:

Enter key password for

NOTE:Make a note of this password
is the default alias for the certificate

• Use the keytool command to create the CSR file:

Keytool -certreq -keyalg RSA -alias yyy (where yyy is the alias name you will need to remember) -file domain.csr -keystore domain.key

• You will be prompted to enter the password.

Enter keystore password:

If the password is correct then the CSR is created.
If the password is incorrect then a password error is displayed.

• You will need the text from this CSR when requesting a certificate


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