Create self-signed certificates using scripting

 

Use the Jython or Jacl scripting language to create self-signed certificates with the wsadmin tool. Before starting this task, the wsadmin tool must be running. See the Start the wsadmin scripting client article for more information.

 

Overview

You can create self-signed certificates using the scripting and the AdminTask object. You can run the commands in interactive or batch mode. Interactive mode provides a way to discover the flags that run the task in batch mode.

Certificates reside inside of key stores. To run the commands, you will need the name of the key store to be supplied. Use the listKeyStore command of the AdminTask object to get a list of key stores. If we need a new key store, use the createKeyStore command of the AdminTask object.

To create a personal key store, use the following examples:

 

Procedure

• Interactive mode:

  • Use Jython:

    AdminTask.createSelfSignedCertificate ('[-interactive]')
    

    Use Jacl:

    $AdminTask createSelfSignedCertificate -interactive
    

  Example output:

  *Key Store Name (keyStoreName): keyStore
  Key Store Scope Name (keyStoreScope):
  *Certificate Alias (certificateAlias): newCert
  "Certificate Version" (certificateVersion): 3
  *Key Size (certificateSize): [1024]
  *Common Name (certificateCommonName): localhost
  *Organization (certificateOrganization): workgroup
  Organizational Unit (certificateOrganizationalUnit): testing certLocality (certificateLocality): austin
  State (certificateState): Texas
  Zip (certificateZip): 78757
  Country (certificateCountry): [US]
  Validity Period (certificateValidDays): [365]
  Create Self-Signed Certificate
  
  F (Finish)
  C (Cancel)
  
  Select [F, C]: [F]
   WASX7278I: Generated command line: $AdminTask createSelfSignedCertificate 
  {-keyStoreName keyStore -certificateAlias newCert -certificateV3 
  -certificateCommonName localhost -certificateOrganization ibm 
  -certificateOrganizationalUnit testing -certificateLocality austin 
  -certificateState Texas -certificateZip 78757 } true
  

  At the end of the output, the batch mode parameters are provided.

• Batch mode:

  • Use Jython:

    AdminTask.createSelfSignedCertificate ('[-keyStoreName keyStore 
    -certificateAlias newCert -certificateV3 -certificateCommonName localhost 
    -certificateOrganization ibm -certificateOrganizationalUnit testing 
    -certificateLocality austin -certificateState Texas -certificateZip 78757]')
    

    Use Jacl:

    $AdminTask createSelfSignedCertificate {-keyStoreName keyStore 
    -certificateAlias newCert -certificateV3 -certificateCommonName localhost 
    -certificateOrganization ibm -certificateOrganizationalUnit testing 
    -certificateLocality austin -certificateState Texas -certificateZip 78757 }
    

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Commands for the AdminTask object