Configuring HTTPS for Your Operational Environment
46 PATROL DashBoard User Guide
7 Use the PATROL DashBoard setup script to provide your new keystore
information in the Web Server Parameters window.
A To initiate the startup script, use the instructions in “Running the Setup
Program Separately from Installation” on page 44.
B To guide you in completing the Web Server Parameters window, see step 10 on
page 32.
C Click through the remaining setup windows without making any other changes.
8 Start the PATROL DashBoard server or the Corporate Edition module, whichever
you have just configured (see “Starting the PATROL DashBoard Server” on
page 54 or “Starting the PATROL DashBoard Corporate Edition Module” on
page 275).
To Generate a Public/Private Keypair
1 Navigate back to the PATROL DashBoard installation directory and issue the
following commands:
■ On Unix:
cd tomcat/keystore
keytool -genkey -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA -validity 365 -keysize 1024 -keystore keystore
■ On Windows:
cd tomcat\keystore
keytool -genkey -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA -validity 365 -keysize 1024 -keystore keystore
The keytool command must be typed as a single line.
2 At the subsequent prompts, enter
■ the keystore password (must be the same as the next item)
■ the password for the entry associated with the alias “tomcat” (must be at least
six characters)
NOTE
The keytool command is located in the jre/bin directory.
