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Extract the Certificate from the keystore

After you create the keystore on your Agent for SharePoint, extract the certificate from the keystore.

Follow these steps:

Note: This procedure provides one possible example of how to configure this feature using third-party tools. CA Technologies did not develop nor provide these tools. These tools are subject to change at any time by the third party without notice. Use this procedure as a guide for configuring this feature in your specific environment. The actual steps required in your situation could be different from the steps that are shown here.

  1. On the system hosting your Agent for SharePoint, open a command prompt.
  2. Verify the name of the alias associated with the certificate you want to extract by running the following command: 
    keytool -list -v -keystore key_store_file_path -storetype JCEKS
  3. Run the following command: 
    keytool -export -keystore key_store_file_path -alias alias_name -file certificate_file_name.cer -storetype JCEKS

    The certificate is extracted with the file name you specified.