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Working with Certificates for the ETEPs
EncrypTight User Guide
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Generating a Certificate Signing Request for the HSM
To generate a certificate signing request:
1 At the command line, type:
keytool -keystore NONE -storetype PKCS11 -certreq -keyalg RSA 
-providername SunPKCS11-psie -alias <alias> -storepass <password> -file 
<csr filename> 
Importing Signed Certificates into the HSM
To import signed certificates into the HSM:
1 At the command line, type:
keytool -keystore NONE -storetype PKCS11 -import -alias <alias> -file 
<filename> -providername SunPKCS11-psie -storepass <password> 
Working with Certificates for the ETEPs
The Certificate Manager is a tool for obtaining and managing certificates for your ETEPs, including 
identity certificates and the external certificates used for validating other EncrypTight components. 
Table 75
 Generating a Certificate Signing Request for use with the HSM
Parameter
Description
keystore
Specifies the keystore to use. A type of NONE indicates that a security 
device is being used for the keystore.
storetype
Specifies the type of keystore in use.
certreq
Generates a certificate signing request.
keyalg
Specifies the algorithm to use for the certificate.
providername
Specifies the name of the security device/software.
alias
Assigns a name for this entry in the keystore.
storepass
Specifies the password for the keystore.
file
Specifies a name for the certificate signing request file.
Table 76
 Importing a certificate to the HSM 
Parameter
Description
keystore
Specifies the keystore to use. A type of NONE indicates that a security 
device is being used for the keystore.
storetype
Specifies the type of keystore in use.
alias
Assigns a name for this entry in the keystore.
file
Specifies the name of the certificate file to import.
providername
Specifies the name of the security device/software.
storepass
Specifies the password for the keystore.
providername
Specifies the name of the security device/software.