Description
Generates a key in keystore. This task needs Java1.2 or later
Parameters
Attribute |
Description |
Required |
alias |
the alias to add under |
Yes. |
storepass |
password for keystore integrity. Must
be at least 6 characters long |
Yes. |
keystore |
keystore location |
No |
storetype |
keystore type |
No |
keypass |
password for private key (if different) |
No |
sigalg |
the algorithm to use in signing |
No |
keyalg |
the method to use when generating name-value pair |
No |
verbose |
(true | false) verbose output when signing |
No |
dname |
The distinguished name for entity |
Yes if dname element unspecified |
validity |
(integer) indicates how many days certificate is valid |
No |
keysize |
(integer) indicates the size of key generated |
No |
Alternatively you can specify the distinguished name by creating a sub-element named dname and populating it with param elements that have a name and a value. When using the subelement it is automatically encoded properly and , are replace
The following two examples are identical:
Examples
<genkey alias="apache-group" storepass="secret"
dname="CN=Ant Group, OU=Jakarta Division, O=Apache.org, C=US"/>
<genkey alias="apache-group" storepass="secret" >
<dname>
<param name="CN" value="Ant Group"/>
<param name="OU" value="Jakarta Division"/>
<param name="O" value="Apache.Org"/>
<param name="C" value="US"/>
</dname>
</genkey>
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