Create a keystore file with keytool. Keytool is a utility that generates and stores private or public key pairs and associated certificates in a file called a keystore. When you generate a public or private key pair, keytool wraps the public key into a self-signed certificate. You can use the self-signed certificate in a development or test environment. In production, use a certificate signed by a certificate authority.

If the domain contains multiple gateway nodes, you can copy the same keystore file to each gateway node. Or, if you require a unique certificate for each gateway node, create a separate keystore file for each gateway node and import the unique certificate into each keystore file.

Use the keytool utility available in Java version 1.6 or later.

Complete the following steps to configure HTTPS for the Administrator tool using a certificate signed by a certificate authority:

This article presents a typical procedure for creating private and public key pairs and associated certificates. You may need to change the procedure to comply with the requirements of your organization. For more information about using keytool, see the documentation on the following web site: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/tools/windows/keytool.html.