Orbix 3.3

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Java Private Key Files and secure Orbix Java applications.

What is a Java Private Key file?

How to create a Java Private Key file for secure Orbix Java applications.

An Orbix Java application that needs to use certificates must be able to access its private key in a special encrypted format.

E.g. the Orbix 3.3 Naming Service is a secure Orbix 3.3 Java application which needs the private key file to be available in this encrypted format.

To create the private key file for an authenticated Orbix Java application, run the OrbixSSL utility keyenc on the unencrypted private key file output by OpenSSL, for example:

keyenc privkey.pem privkey.jpk <password>

The password in the above command is a pass phrase that encodes the private key.

If you have a PEM file containing both the certificate and the private key, e.g. called orbix.pem, you need to first decrypt this certificate using the following command:

openssl rsa -in orbix.pem -out privkey.pem

And then use the keyenc utility as above:

keyenc privkey.pem privkey.jpk <password>

For further details, please see the "OrbixSSL Java Programmer’s and Administrator’s Guide" available at http://supportline.microfocus.com/productdoc.aspx