Create self-signed certificates

Use the Jython or Jacl scripting language to create self-signed certificates with wsadmin.sh.

Before starting this task, wsadmin.sh must be running. See the Starting the wsadmin scripting client article for more information.

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

Avoid trouble: Certificate aliases with embedded quotes in them can cause issues when the runtime attempts to use them. Do not use embedded quotes in a certificate alias.gotcha

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

• Interactive mode:

  • Jython:

    AdminTask.createSelfSignedCertificate ('[-interactive]')

  • 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 -certificateVersion 3  -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:

  • Jython:

    AdminTask.createSelfSignedCertificate ('[-keyStoreName keyStore -certificateAlias newCert -certificateVersion 3 -certificateSize 1024 -certificateCommonName localhost -certificateOrganization ibm -certificateOrganizationalUnit testing -certificateLocality austin -certificateState Texas -certificateZip 78757]')

  • Jacl:

    $AdminTask createSelfSignedCertificate {-keyStoreName keyStore  -certificateAlias newCert -certificateVersion 3 -certificateSize 1024
    -certificateCommonName localhost -certificateOrganization ibm  -certificateOrganizationalUnit testing -certificateLocality austin  -certificateState Texas -certificateZip 78757 }

Related tasks

Start the wsadmin scripting client

Related information:

Commands (AdminTask)