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 or Trust Store section, click Import. The Import Certificates dialog box is displayed.
  2. Enter an alias name. This name is used to identify the imported certificate or certificate chain.
  3. Optional: Enter 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.

  4. 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 options are checked to ensure a chain of trust exists for the certificate being imported.

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

    When importing into the KeyStore, supported formats include: PKCS12. When importing into the TrustStore, supported formats include CER/PEM (RFC 1421), DER and PKCS7.

  6. Click Import.

Results

The certificate displays in the Certificates page.




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