Parameters

• -keystore identifies the keystore file, either smp_local_keystore.jks or smp_keystore.jks.
• -list displays the contents of a keystore or keystore entry.
• -printcert displays the contents of a certificate stored in a file. Check this information before importing a certificate as a trusted certificate. Make sure the certificate prints as expected.
• -import imports:
  • a certificate or certificate chain to the list of trusted certificates, or,
  • a certificate reply received from a certificate authority (CA) as the result of submitting a certificate signing request (CSR).
  The value of the -alias option indicates the type of import you are performing. If the alias exists in the database, then it is assumed you want to import a certificate reply. keytool checks whether the public key in the certificate reply matches the public key stored with the alias, and exits if they do not match. If the alias identifies the other type of keystore entry, the certificate is not imported. If the alias does not exist, it is created, and associated with the imported certificate.
• -export exports a certificate to a file.
• -delete deletes a certificate from the list of trusted certificates.
• -selfcert generates a self-signed certificate. The generated certificate is stored as a single-element certificate chain in the keystore entry identified by the specified alias, where it replaces the existing certificate chain.
• -certreq generates a certificate signing request (CSR), using the PKCS #10 format. A CSR is intended to be sent to a CA, which authenticates the certificate requestor and returns a certificate or certificate chainthat replaces the existing certificate chain in the keystore.
• -genkey generates a key pair (a public key and associated private key). Wraps the public key into an X.509 v1 self-signed certificate, which is stored as a single-element certificate chain. This certificate chain and the private key are stored in a new keystore entry identified by <<alias>>.

  -genkey Option	Description
  -keystore <<keystoreLocation>>	Name and location of the persistent keystore file for the keystore managed by keytool. If you specify a keystore that does not exist, a keystore is created. If you do not specify a -keystore option, the default keystore is a file named .keystore in your home directory. If that file does not exist, it is created.
  -storepass <<password>>	The password that protects keystore integrity. The password must be at least 6 characters long and provided to all commands that access the keystore contents. If a -storepass option is not provided at the command line, the user is prompted for it.
  -file <<certificateFile>>	The certificate file location.
  -noprompt	During import, no interaction with users.
  -trustcacerts	When importing a certificate reply, it is validated using trusted certificates from the keystore and the certificates configured in the cacerts keystore file. cacerts resides in the JDK security properties directory, java.home\lib\security, where java.home is the runtime environment's directory. The cacerts file represents a system-wide keystore with CA certificates. System administrators can configure and manage that file using keytool, specifying "jks" as the keystore type.
  -alias <<alias>>	The logical name for the certificate you are using.
  -keypass <<password>>	The password that protects the private key of the key pair. Press Enter at the prompt to set the key password to the password associated with the keystore. keypass must be at least 6 characters long.