Configuring Tomcat To Use SSL

Setting up SSL for Tomcat can be pided into two main tasks: creating a functional keystore, and configuring the Tomcat connectors and applications. Let's tackle them one at a time.  

Step 1 - Creating the Keystore

$JAVA_HOME/bin/keytool -genkey -alias 6waves -keyalg RSA -keystore /key/keystore

$JAVA_HOME/bin/keytool -genkey -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA -keystore /key/keystore

 

Step 2- Creating the Certificate Signing Request

$JAVA_HOME/bin/keytool -certreq -keyalg RSA -alias 6waves -file 6wavesCerificate.csr -keystore /key/keystore

$JAVA_HOME/bin/keytool -certreq -keyalg RSA -alias [youralias] -file [yourcertificatname].csr -keystore [path/to/your/keystore]

 

Step 3

Download CA

https://www.geotrust.com/resources/root-certificates/

 

Step 4

To import the Root Certificate -

keytool -import -alias root -keystore /key/keystore -trustcacerts -file GeoTr                                                      ust_Global_CA.cer

To import your new Certificate -

keytool -import -alias 6waves -keystore /key/keystore -file

keytool -import -alias [youralias] -keystore [path/to/your/keystore] -file [path/to/your_keystore]

Test URL

https://your server ip:8443/test.jsp

How to install Tomcat and Deploy war on Ubuntu ?

Install JDK

sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-*

Install tomcat

sudo apt-get install tomcat7*

Setup tomcat

vim /etc/tomcat7/tomcat-users.xml

sudo vim /etc/tomcat7/server.xml

Setup JAVA HOME

sudo vim /etc/profile JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64 export JAVA_HOME PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin export PATH

Install tomcat7

sudo apt-get install tomcat7

Start tomcat7

sudo service tomcat7 start

Stop tomcat7

sudo service tomcat7 stop

Restart tomcat7

sudo service tomcat7 restart

Deploy war

Upload war to folder /var/lib/tomcat7/webapp