Use the Jython or Jacl scripting language to create self-signed
certificates with the wsadmin tool.
Before you begin
Before starting this task, the wsadmin tool must be running.
See the Starting the wsadmin scripting client article for more information.
About this task
You can create self-signed certificates using the scripting
and the AdminTask object. You can run the commands in interactive
or batch mode. Interactive mode provides a way to discover the flags
that you need to run the task in batch mode.
Certificates reside
inside of key stores. To run the commands, you will need the name
of the key store to be supplied. Use the listKeyStore command
of the AdminTask object to get a list of key stores. If you need
a new key store, use the createKeyStore command of the AdminTask
object.
To create a personal key store, use the following examples:
Procedure
- Interactive mode:
Using Jython:
AdminTask.createSelfSignedCertificate ('[-interactive]')
Using Jacl:
$AdminTask createSelfSignedCertificate -interactive
Example output: *Key Store Name (keyStoreName): keyStore
Key Store Scope Name (keyStoreScope):
*Certificate Alias (certificateAlias): newCert
"Certificate Version" (certificateVersion): 3
*Key Size (certificateSize): [1024]
*Common Name (certificateCommonName): localhost
*Organization (certificateOrganization): workgroup
Organizational Unit (certificateOrganizationalUnit): testing
certLocality (certificateLocality): austin
State (certificateState): Texas
Zip (certificateZip): 78757
Country (certificateCountry): [US]
Validity Period (certificateValidDays): [365]
Create Self-Signed Certificate
F (Finish)
C (Cancel)
Select [F, C]: [F]
WASX7278I: Generated command line: $AdminTask createSelfSignedCertificate
{-keyStoreName keyStore -certificateAlias newCert -certificateVersion 3
-certificateCommonName localhost -certificateOrganization ibm
-certificateOrganizationalUnit testing -certificateLocality austin
-certificateState Texas -certificateZip 78757 }
true
At the end of the output, the batch mode parameters are
provided.
- Batch mode:
Using Jython:
AdminTask.createSelfSignedCertificate ('[-keyStoreName keyStore
-certificateAlias newCert -certificateVersion 3 -certificateSize 1024
-certificateCommonName localhost -certificateOrganization ibm
-certificateOrganizationalUnit testing -certificateLocality austin
-certificateState Texas -certificateZip 78757]')
Using Jacl:
$AdminTask createSelfSignedCertificate {-keyStoreName keyStore
-certificateAlias newCert -certificateVersion 3 -certificateSize 1024
-certificateCommonName localhost -certificateOrganization ibm
-certificateOrganizationalUnit testing -certificateLocality austin
-certificateState Texas -certificateZip 78757 }