IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On, Version 8.2

Using the Keytool for provisioning

A Keytool is a utility that creates keystores or imports certificates.

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When using the Sun Keytool utility, see the Java™ Keytool documentation. Go to http://www.oracle.com and search the JDK documentation for "Keytool - key and certificate management tool".

When using the IBM® Keytool utility, see the Java Keytool documentation in: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/ and search for "Class KeyTool".

The following command-line example shows you how to use the Keytool:

keytool -import -alias ims -file <certificate_file_path> -keystore 
<truststore_path> -storepass <truststore_password>

See the procedure for information about obtaining a file certificate. You must first obtain a file certificate before running the Keytool.

Procedure

From the Microsoft Internet Explorer, go to https://<imsserver>/ where <imsserver> is the host name of the IMS Server.
Click the lock icon and select View certificates.
Click the Details tab.
Click Copy to File.
Click Next.
Select the Base-64 encoded X.509 format.
Click Save.

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