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Managing keys from the command line (Distributed systems)

The Java command line interface to IKEYMAN, gskcapicmd, provides the necessary options to create and manage keys, certificates and certificate requests. [Updated in October 2014]The native utility /bin/gskcapicmd is always preferred over /bin/gskcmd. gskcapicmd is faster and some features are added to gskcapicmd before gskcmd[Updated in October 2014]

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Global Security Kit (GSKit) certificate management tools are installed in the <ihsinst>/bin/ directory. These tools should only be run from the installation directory. Examples for the following commands should include the full directory path, such as [Updated in October 2014]<ihsinst>/bin/gskcapicmd[Updated in October 2014].
  • [Windows] gskver.bat, ikeyman.bat, gskcmd.bat, gskcmd, and gskcapicmd.
  • [AIX][Linux][Solaris][HP-UX] gskver, ikeyman, and gskcmd.

To have a secure network connection, create a key for secure network communications and receive a certificate from a certificate authority (CA) that is designated as a trusted CA on your server. Use [Updated in October 2014]gskcapicmd[Updated in October 2014], the utility command line interface, for configuration tasks that are related to public and private key creation and management.

The [Updated in October 2014]gskcapicmd[Updated in October 2014] user interface uses Java and native command line invocation, enabling IKEYMAN task scripting.

You cannot use [Updated in October 2014]gskcapicmd[Updated in October 2014] for configuration options that update the server configuration file, httpd.conf. For options that update the server configuration file, use the IBM® HTTP Server administration server.

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For more information about the gskcapicmd command line interface, see the GSKCapicmd User's Guide on the WebSphere® Application Server Library page. For more information about the gskcmd (ikeycmd) command, see the IBM Developer Kit and Runtime Environment, Java 2 Technology Edition, Version 6.0 iKeyman 8.0 User's Guide .
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