Importing Certificates

About this task

You can import a certificate or certificate chain into the IBM® WebSphere® Cast Iron KeyStore. You can also import trusted Certificate Authority certificates (CA Certs) to the TrustStore.

Procedure

  1. In the Key Store section, click Generate. The Generate Self-Signing Certificate dialog box displays.
  2. In the Key Store or Trust Store section, click Import. The Import Certificates dialog box is displayed.
  3. Specify an alias name. This name is used to identify the imported certificate or certificate chain.
  4. Optional: Provide a key password.

    The password protects the private key of the key pair associated with the alias. If you do not specify a password, the password defaults to the password protecting the KeyStore.

  5. If you are importing a certificate from a trusted site, select the Trusted option.

    If you select the Trusted option, the certificate is imported without checking for an existing chain of trust. If you do not select the Trusted option, the KeyStore and TrustStore is checked to ensure a chain of trust exists for the certificate being imported.

  6. Choose to import the content from a file or from content in the clipboard that contains the certificate or certificate chain to be imported.

    Supported formats include: CER/PEM (RFC 1421), DER, PKCS7, and PKCS12.

  7. Click Import.

Results

The certificate is displayed in the Certificates page.




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