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5.5.6.1.2: The MakeCertRequest tool

5.5.6.1.2: The MakeCertRequest tool

This tool generates a certification request, which can be sent to a certificate authority (CA).

Syntax:

java com.ibm.cfwk.tools.MakeCertRequest [--from U_fromdate]
[[--to U_todate] | [--for U_for]]
U_X500Name
U_keyfile
U_signalg
U_csrfile

Arguments:

--from U_fromdate
The start date for the certificate, in the format dd/mm/yyyy
--to U_todate
The expiration date for the certificate, in the format dd/mm/yyyy
--for U_for
The lifetime of the certificate, in the format nd, where nis an integer and d stands for "days"
U_X500Name
The distinguished name of the owner, in valid X.500 format
U_keyfile
The file holding the owner's public key
U_signalg
The signature algorithm, either "MD5 with RSA" or "SHA1 with RSA"
U_csrfile
The file in which to store the certification request

Note   This is a general-purpose tool with applications beyond those discussed here. This page discusses only the subset of options relevant to managing certificates for WebSphere Application Server programs.

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