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Import the Certificate Authority Certificate Into a Java Key Database

You can import the certificate authority certificate into a Java key database when setting up the SCS address space to use SSL.

Follow these steps:

1. Execute the keytool program that came with your Java SDK installation in superuser mode.
2. Enter the keystore password.

   Default: changeit

3. Enter yes to trust the certificate.

   Note: If the certificate is added successfully, then the configuration is complete.

   The certificate authority certificate is imported into a Java key database.

Example: Execute the keytool program

The following sample is an example of how to execute the keytool program:

keytool -import -trustcacerts -file /path/to/exported/ca/certificate -keystore $JAVA_HOME/lib/security/cacerts