Steps to create Keys:
Listed are steps used for generating public and private keys for both
server and client stores on Linux & Windows Machine.
While generating
keys we have used following location:
Linux Machine: /home/test/keystore
Windows Machine: D:\Keystore
Step 1: Command to
generate server keypair and store in a keystore
Linux Machine:
Command>keytool -genkey -alias serverKey -keyalg RSA -sigalg SHA1withRSA
-dname CN=172.17.103.60,C=US -keypass welcome -keystore /home/test/keystore/server.jks
-storepass welcome -validity 365
Windows Machine
Command>keytool -genkey -alias serverKey -keyalg RSA -sigalg SHA1withRSA
-dname
CN=172.17.103.145,C=US -keypass welcome -keystore
D:\Keystore\server.jks -storepass welcome -validity 365
Step 2: Command to
generate client keypair and store in a keystore
Linux Machine:
Command>keytool -genkey -alias clientKey -keyalg RSA -sigalg SHA1withRSA
-dname CN=172.17.103.60,C=US -keypass welcome -keystore
/home/test/keystore/client.jks -storepass welcome -validity 365
Windows Machine
Command>keytool -genkey -alias clientKey -keyalg RSA -sigalg SHA1withRSA
-dname CN=172.17.103.145,C=US -keypass welcome -keystore D:\Keystore\client.jks
-storepass welcome -validity 365
Step 3 : Export public
keys from server keystore.
Linux Machine:
Command>keytool -exportcert -alias serverKey -storepass welcome -keystore
/home/test/keystore/server.jks -file /home/test/keystore/server.cer
Windows Machine:
Command>keytool
-exportcert -alias serverKey -storepass welcome -keystore
D:\Keystore\server.jks -file D:\Keystore\server.cer
Step 4 : Export public
keys from client keystore.
Linux Machine:
Command>keytool -exportcert -alias clientKey -storepass welcome -keystore
/home/test/keystore/client.jks -file /home/test/keystore/client.cer
Windows Machine:
Command>keytool -exportcert -alias clientKey -storepass welcome -keystore
D:\Keystore\client.jks -file D:\Keystore\client.cer
Step
5 : Import client public key into server keystore.
Linux Machine:
Command>keytool -import -alias clientKey -file
/home/test/keystore/client.cer -storepass welcome -keystore
/home/test/keystore/server.jks
Windows Machine:
Command>keytool -import -alias clientKey -file D:\Keystore\client.cer
-storepass welcome -keystore D:\Keystore\server.jks
Step
6: Import server public key into client keystore.
Linux Machine:
Command>keytool -import -alias serverKey -file /home/test/keystore/server.cer
-storepass welcome -keystore /home/test/keystore/client.jks
Windows Machine:
Command>keytool -import -alias serverKey -file D:\Keystore\server.cer
-storepass welcome -keystore D:\Keystore\client.jks
Step
7: List server keystore content to verify
Linux Machine:
Command>keytool -list -storepass welcome -keystore
/home/test/keystore/server.jks
Windows Machine:
Command>keytool -list -storepass welcome -keystore D:\Keystore\server.jks
Step
8: List client keystore content to verify
Linux Machine:
Command>keytool -list -storepass welcome -keystore
/home/test/keystore/client.jks
Windows Machine:
Command>keytool -list -storepass welcome -keystore D:\Keystore\client.jks
Step
9: Check the keystores and certificates.
Linux Machine:
Command>ls
Windows Machine:
Command>dir