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Create a Self-Signed Keystore

This topic explains how to generate a keystore containing a new self-signed SSL certificate and private key. Self-signed certificates can be useful for evaluation environments; however, they are not as secure as certificates signed by a public authority. The Insight server and each worker should have its own certificate.
To create a self-signed X.509 SSL certificate and its key and add it to a keystore, follow these steps.
Important: You must create a keystore on the the server and each worker.
  1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the OS-dependent <SERVER_CONFIG_DIR> or <WORKER_CONFIG_DIR> directory.
    (For more information, see Finding Configuration Files.)
  2. Run the following command:
    On the server: 
    keytool -genkey -v -keystore insight-keystore 
-keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -alias insight-server-https 
-dname "cn=<server-hostname>, ou=Unknown, o=Unknown, c=Unknown" -ext "SAN=dns:<server-hostname>"
    On a worker: 
    keytool -genkey -v -keystore insight-keystore 
-keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -alias insight-worker-https 
-dname "cn=<worker-hostname>, ou=Unknown, o=Unknown, c=Unknown" -ext "SAN=dns:<worker-hostname>"
    SAN is a comma-separated list of alternate hostnames that this certificate applies to. Hostnames must be specified as dns:<hostname>, and IP addresses must be specified as ip:<IP address>.
  3. Provide and confirm a keystore password.
A new file named insight-keystore is created.
Make sure you complete these steps on the server and each worker.
Parent Topic Enabling HTTPS on the Insight Server

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