CertificateRequestCommands command group of the AdminTask object

You can use the Jython or Jacl scripting languages to configure security with the wsadmin tool. The commands and parameters in the CertificateRequestCommands group can be used to create and manage certificate requests. The CertificateRequestCommands command group for the AdminTask object includes the following commands:

• createCertificateRequest

• deleteCertificateRequest

• extractCertificateRequest

• getCertificateRequest

• listCertificateRequest

createCertificateRequest

The createCertificateRequest command creates a certificate request that is associated with a particular key store.

Target object None.

Required parameters and return values

-keyStoreName

The name that uniquely identifies the key store configuration object. (String, required)

-keyStoreScope

The scope name of the key store. (String, optional)

-certificateAlias

The name that uniquely identifies the certificate request in a key store. (String, required)

-certificateV

The certificate version. (String, required)

-certificateSize

(Integer, required)

-certificateCommonName

(String, required)

-certificateOrganization

(String, optional)

-certificateOrganizationUnit

(String, optional)

-certificateLocality

(String, optional)

-certificateState

The state code for the certificate. (String, optional)

-certificateZip

The zip code for the certificate. (String, optional)

-certificateCountry

The country for the certificate. (String, optional)

-certificateValidDays

The amount of time in days for which the certificate is valid. (Integer, optional)

-certificateRequestFilePath

The file location of the certificate request that can be sent to a certificate authority. (String, required)

• Returns: The configuration object name of the key store object that you created.

Examples

Batch mode example usage:

• Using Jacl:

  $AdminTask createCertificateRequest {-keyStoreName testKeyStore 
  -certificateAlias certReq -certificateSize 1024 -certificate
  CommonName localhost -certificate Organization testing -certificate
  RequestFilePath c:\temp\testCertReq.arm}

• Using Jython string:

  AdminTask.createCertificateRequest ('[-keyStoreName testKeyStore 
  -certificateAlias certReq -certificateSize 1024 -certificate
  CommonName localhost -certificate Organization testing -certificate
  RequestFilePath c:\temp\testCertReq.arm]')

• Using Jython list:

  AdminTask.createCertificateRequest (['-keyStoreName', 'testKeyStore', 
  '-certificateAlias', 'certReq', '-certificateSize', '1024',
  '-certificateCommonName', 'localhost','-certificateOrganization',
  'testing', '-certificateRequestFilePath','c:\temp\testCertReq.arm'])

Interactive mode example usage:

• Using Jacl:

  $AdminTask createCertificateRequest {-interactive}

• Using Jython string:

  AdminTask.createCertificateRequest ('[-interactive]')

• Using Jython list:

  AdminTask.createCertificateRequest (['-interactive'])

deleteCertificateRequest

The deleteCertificateRequest command deletes a certificate request from a key store.

Target object None.

Required parameters and return values

-keyStoreName

The name that uniquely identifies the key store configuration object. (String, required)

-keyStoreScope

The scope name of the key store. (String, optional)

-certificateAlias

The name that uniquely identifies the certificate request in a key store. (String, required)

• Returns: None.

Examples

Interactive mode example usage:

• Using Jacl:

  $AdminTask deleteCertificateRequest {-interactive}

• Using Jython string:

  AdminTask.deleteCertificateRequest ('[-interactive]')

• Using Jython list:

  AdminTask.deleteCertificateRequest (['-interactive'])

extractCertificateRequest

The extractCertificateRequestcommand extracts a certificate request to a file.

Target object None.

Required parameters and return values

-keyStoreName

The name that uniquely identifies the key store configuration object. (String, required)

-keyStoreScope

The scope name of the key store. (String, optional)

-certificateAlias

The name that uniquely identifies the certificate request in a key store. (String, required)

-certificateRequestFilePath

The file location of the certificate request that can be sent to a certificate authority. (String, required)

• Returns: A certificate request file is created that contains the extracted certificate.

Examples

Interactive mode example usage:

• Using Jacl:

  $AdminTask extractCertificateRequest {-interactive}

• Using Jython string:

  AdminTask.extractCertificateRequest ('[-interactive]')

• Using Jython list:

  AdminTask.extractCertificateRequest (['-interactive'])

getCertificateRequest

The getCertificateRequest command obtains information about a particular certificate request in a key store.

Target object None.

Required parameters and return values

-keyStoreName

The name that uniquely identifies the key store configuration object. (String, required)

-keyStoreScope

The scope name of the key store. (String, optional)

-certificateAlias

The name that uniquely identifies the certificate request in a key store. (String, required)

• Returns: Information about the certificate request.

Examples

Interactive mode example usage:

• Using Jacl:

  $AdminTask getCertificateRequest {-interactive}

• Using Jython string:

  AdminTask.getCertificateRequest ('[-interactive]')

• Using Jython list:

  AdminTask.getCertificateRequest (['-interactive'])

listCertificateRequest

The listCertificateRequest command lists all the certificate requests associated with a particular key store.

Target object None.

Required parameters and return values

-keyStoreName

The name that uniquely identifies the key store configuration object. (String, required)

-keyStoreScope

The scope name of the key store. (String, optional)

• Returns: An attribute list for each certificate request in a key store.

Examples

Interactive mode example usage:

• Using Jacl:

  $AdminTask listCertificateRequest {-interactive}

• Using Jython string:

  AdminTask.listCertificateRequest ('[-interactive]')

• Using Jython list:

  AdminTask.listCertificateRequest (['-interactive'])

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