Generating the Certificate Request 

Use

When you have created a keystore for the Java client, you can generate the certificate request. The certificate request contains the following:

·        Information on the owner of the certificate

·        The public key of the owner

You send the certificate request to the certification authority (CA). The CA then issues the actual certificate.

Prerequisites

You have opened the visual administrator of the J2EE Engine and loaded the jkeystore.

Procedure

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       1.      In the Entries window, choose sslkey.

       2.      Choose Generate CSR Response in the CSR frame.

An input window appears.

       3.      Enter a file name for the certification request (for example, TREXKeyStore) and save the file.

       4.      Send the file to your CA in the format *.csr, or open it with a text editor and copy the data to the request form provided by your CA.

Result

When you have sent the request to your CA the administrator of the CA checks it and issues the actual certificate. If you are able to communicate with the CA using the Internet, you can usually check the status of your request, and see whether or not the administrator has processed the certificate yet. You can collect the certificate as soon as the administrator has issued it. You collect the client certificate together with the root certificate of the CA.