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Re: [HELP!] Which key alias names to use for SSL?

Adam Hardy

2003-10-12

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On 10/11/2003 11:12 PM Sonny Sukumar wrote:
>
> Hi Adam,
>
> Your first step was:
>
>> # keytool -genkey -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA
>
>
> and your last step was:
>
>> # keytool -import trustcacerts -file public.crt -alias tomcat
>
>
> So you used the same alias ("tomcat") for both the private key and the
> signed public key. This is what doesn't work for me, because when I
> import the signed public key using the same ("tomcat") alias, my private
> key gets overwritten. I've verified this using "keytool list -keystore
> ./.keystore"
>
> I also have the root cert from GeoTrust in there with alias "root". The
> root cert is actually an Equifax cert valid from 1998 to 2018, but the
> GeoTrust tech support rep told me to use that one. Could this be the
> problem?
>
> Other ideas?

Sorry, but I've no real experience with this myself. You've lost me
there on the root alias. I was hoping someone else might jump in with
some advice for you. Did you check the rest of the thread in the list
archive?

Adam

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