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Configuring the SSL Protocol
Administration Guide 14-47
Obtaining a Private Key and Digital Certificate
You need a private key and digital certificate for each deployment of WebLogic Server
that will use the SSL protocol. To acquire a digital certificate from a certificate
authority, you must submit your request in a particular format called a Certificate
Signature Request (CSR). WebLogic Server includes a Certificate Request Generator
servlet that creates a CSR. The Certificate Request Generator servlet collects
information from you and generates a private key file and a certificate request file. You
can then submit the CSR to a certificate authority such as VeriSign or Entrust.net.
Before you can use the Certificate Request Generator servlet, WebLogic Server must
be installed and running.
Note: If you obtain a private key file from a source other than the Certificate Request
Generator servlet, verify that the private key file is in PKCS#5/PKCS#8 PEM
format.
To generate a CSR, perform the following steps:
1. Start the Certificate Request Generator servlet. The
.war file for the servlet is
located in the
\wlserver6.1\config\\applications directory. The .war file
is automatically installed when you start WebLogic Server.
2. In a Web browser, enter the URL for the Certificate Request Generator servlet as
follows:
https://hostname:port/certificate/
The components of this URL are defined as follows:
l hostname is the DNS name of the machine running WebLogic Server.
l port is the number of the port at which WebLogic Server listens for SSL
connections. The default is 7002.
For example, if WebLogic Server is running on a machine named
ogre and it
is configured to listen for SSL communications at the default port
7002 to
run the Certificate Request Generator servlet, you must enter the following
URL in your Web browser:
https://ogre:7002/certificate/
3. The Certificate Request Generator servlet loads a form in your Web browser.
Complete the form displayed in your browser, using the information in the
following table: