Use keytool to create a certificate request

Applies to User Roles:

System Administrator

You can use the keytool utility provided with the Sun Microsystems™ Java Development Kit to create a certificate request.

To use keytool to create a certificate request:

  1. Open your operating system's command prompt.
  2. Change directories to your JDK's bin folder.
  3. Type the following command to create a client certificate request.
    keytool -certreq -alias clients -keystore clientcerts -file smwebtier_certrequest.crs
    You can define your own names for the -alias, -keystore, and -file parameters. The names above are examples.
  4. When the keytool utility prompts you, type the Keystore password.
    Keytool exports the client certificate key to the file and path you specified with the -file parameter.