If the keystore is PKCS12 type (.pfx) you have to specify it with -storetype PKCS12 (line breaks added for readability): keytool -genkey -alias <desired certificate alias> -keystore <path to keystore.pfx> -storetype PKCS12 -keyalg RSA -storepass <password> -validity 730 -keysize 2048
CSR file is the Certificate Signing Request. It contains the information which is needed to generate a certificate based on your private key and information about the WebSite. CER is the certificate itself (which you install into your Web browser). There is basically no way to convert directly from one to another as you need … Read more
The default path where certificates are looked up might be different on each platform. You can lookup your system configuration using the following command: $ openssl version -d OPENSSLDIR: “/etc/pki/tls”
An even easier way is to use the New-SelfSignedCertificate PowerShell commandlet, which includes a SAN by default. In a single command you can create the certificate and add it to the store. New-SelfSignedCertificate -DnsName localhost -CertStoreLocation cert:\LocalMachine\My Note that you need to run PowerShell as an administrator.
If you’re working in Java then the Java Key Store is a fairly natural place to store private keys.Java applications typically expect to get the keys they need from JKS, and it’s easy to access from your own Java apps. JKS is not accessible (without jumping through a few hoops) from outside Java, though. PKCS#12 … Read more
Comodo is a good starting point to find the cheapest code signing certificate, but one receive the best price from a reseller. I just now verified the prices from https://author.tucows.com/. They are: Comodo Code Signing Certificate – 1 year: US$75 Comodo Code Signing Certificate – 2 year: US$140 Comodo Code Signing Certificate – 3 year: … Read more
Just type the letters: thisisunsafe. Just click anywhere on the tab to give it focus (no button), and type the letters. (The letters will not be visible or show up in a field or anything.) After completing the words, the website loads, but will show as ‘insecure’ in the left of the address bar. Edge … Read more
The .p12 contains both the private and the public key, and also information about the owner (name, email address, etc. ) all being certified by a third party. With such certificate, a user can identify himself and authenticate himself to any organization trusting the third party. You should be able to see the content of … Read more
Here is the simple steps for you While generating the CSR you should use -config and -extensions and while generating certificate you should use -extfile and -extensions Here is the example: openssl req -new -nodes -keyout test.key -out test.csr -days 3650 -subj “/C=US/ST=SCA/L=SCA/O=Oracle/OU=Java/CN=test cert” -config /etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf -extensions v3_req openssl x509 -req -days 3650 -in test.csr … Read more
Just follow one of the many step by step instructions for creating your own certificate with OpenSSL but replace the “Common Name” www.example.com with *.example.com. Usually you have to keep a bit more money ready to get a certificate for this. > openssl req -new -x509 -keyout cert.pem -out cert.pem -days 365 -nodes Country Name … Read more