Creating self-signed certificates using scripting

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.

Avoid trouble Avoid trouble: Certificate aliases with embedded quotes in them can cause issues when the runtime attempts to use them. Do not use embedded quotes in a certificate alias.gotcha

To create a personal key store, use the following examples:

Procedure


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