Creating a keystore for Sametime mux

When creating a connection between the Sametime server and a service using TLS, a keystore is needed. The keystore is used to generate private keys for Sametime.

Before you begin

To create a keystore, the Java Keytool command is used. The keytool utility must be installed to complete the steps. The command is part of the Oracle and OpenJDK toolkits. The OpenJDK is included with Sametime. For more information on keytool, see the OpenJDK The keytool Command or Oracle Tools Reference websites. Run the utility from the directory where it is installed.

One of the following roles is required to configure keystores:

  • Administrator
  • Owner
  • Topology administrator
  • Custom role with the Settings: Manage permissions

About this task

To make keystore information available, you must create a keystore, then export and import a self-signed or third-party certificate. For more information, refer to

Procedure

Create a keystore using the keytool command in the Netcool Configuration Manager Java installation. You must provide domain identity information, for example, your name, company, and country. The following example 
keytool -genkey -alias signFiles -keystore examplestore