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Simple guide to setup SSL in Tomcat

I have enabled SSL in tomcat many times however initially I struggled to get it in running condition. So I thought to share a simple approach I am following now days.

Step 1:

Run tool “Keytool“ provided by the JRE to create a “keystore file”.
The command to run tool is:

keytool -genkey -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA -keystore D:/.keyStore

Where “D:/.keystore” is the path where file should be created.
Instead of alias “tomcat” any other name can be used.
After running above command, you will be asked many questions, so answer them correctly as shown in below image:

Tomcat SSL keytool to create keystore file
Tomcat SSL keytool to create keystore file

Remember the password provided, as it will be needed in next step.

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How to start the tomcat in debug mode for debugging in eclipse

1. Open the startup script in (your_tomcat_home) {Location is : %CATALINA_HOME%binstartup.bat }
2. Add the following lines at the first blank line in the file ( around line 8 )
Windows :

set JPDA_ADDRESS=8000
set JPDA_TRANSPORT=dt_socket

Linux:

export JPDA_ADDRESS=8000
export JPDA_TRANSPORT=dt_socket

3. Change the execute line at the end to include “jpda”
Window:

call “%EXECUTABLE%” jpda start %CMD_LINE_ARGS%

Linux:

exec “$PRGDIR”/”$EXECUTABLE” jpda start “$@”