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[root@isaac bin]# keytool -genkey -alias sakai-dev -keyalg RSA -keystore /etc/.keystore -storepass "my password"
What is your first and last name?
  [sakai-dev]:  sakai-dev.ucdavis.edu
What is the name of your organizational unit?
  [IET-IR]:
What is the name of your organization?
  [University of California Davis]:
What is the name of your City or Locality?
  [Davis]:
What is the name of your State or Province?
  [CA]:
What is the two-letter country code for this unit?
  [US]:
Is CN=sakai-dev.ucdavis.edu, OU=IET-IR, O=University of California Davis, L=Davis, ST=CA, C=US correct?
  [no]:  yes

Enter key password for <sakai-dev>
        (RETURN if same as keystore password):
[root@isaac bin]#


Use the new keypair to generate the CSR, which can be verified using openssl if desired

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You must first convert the certificate to PKCS#7 format. Grab the cert from GeoTrust (a.k.a. Equifax) using the tool of your choice, e.g.

Note: As of 8/2007, the correct cert. is:  Equifax_Secure_Certificate_Authority.cer

hotep> curl https://www.geotrust.com/resources/root_certificates/certificates/Equifax_Secure_Certificate_Authority.cer

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cletus> curl https://www.geotrust.com/resources/root_certificates/certificates/Equifax_Secure_Global_eBusiness_CA-1.cer
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- 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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
cletus> 


Note that trying to grab the certificate using a web browser will likely result in the certificate simply being imported into the browser's cache, rather than being downloaded. Once you have it, concatenate your certificate with it, then import:

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[root@isaac ~]# cat equifax_ca-1.cert sakai-dev.cert > dev.pkcs
[root@isaac java5]# keytool -import -alias sakai-dev -file /root/dev.pkcs -keystore /etc/.keystore 
Enter keystore password: my password
Top-level certificate in reply:

Owner: CN=Equifax Secure Global eBusiness CA-1, O=Equifax Secure Inc., C=US
Issuer: CN=Equifax Secure Global eBusiness CA-1, O=Equifax Secure Inc., C=US
Serial number: 1
Valid from: Sun Jun 20 21:00:00 PDT 1999 until: Sat Jun 20 21:00:00 PDT 2020
Certificate fingerprints:
         MD5:  8F:5D:77:06:27:C4:98:3C:5B:93:78:E7:D7:7D:9B:CC
         SHA1: 7E:78:4A:10:1C:82:65:CC:2D:E1:F1:6D:47:B4:40:CA:D9:0A:19:45
       

... is not trusted. Install reply anyway? [no]:  yes
Certificate reply was installed in keystore
[root@isaac java5]# keytool -list -keystore /etc/.keystore
Enter keystore password: my password

Keystore type: jks
Keystore provider: SUN

Your keystore contains 4 entries

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sakai-dev, Mar 9, 2006, keyEntry,
Certificate fingerprint (MD5): 7D:C5:7D:A7:43:3B:F6:AD:26:E7:7F:30:05:3B:D5:54
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[root@isaac java5]#

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