[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-2015?page=comments#action_12426550 ] Nellya Udovichenko commented on GERONIMO-2015: ----------------------------------------------
JKS is Sun proprietary keystore format implementation. Therefore, it isn't supported by non-Sun VMs. PKCS12 is the keystore standard too and it isn't Sun dependent. Yes, many application servers have JKS as their default keystore type. But they support PKCS12 also, and you can choose the keystore more suitable to you because the keystore type isn't hardcoded. And for example, WebSphere application server 6.1 has PKCS12 as its default keystore format. > Let's replace JKS to PKCS12 key store type > ------------------------------------------ > > Key: GERONIMO-2015 > URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-2015 > Project: Geronimo > Issue Type: Improvement > Security Level: public(Regular issues) > Components: security > Reporter: Nikolay Chugunov > Fix For: 1.2 > > Attachments: JKSToPKCS12.java, jksToPKCS12.patch, keystore > > > Hello > Let's replace JKS to PKCS12 key store type; because PKCS12 is widely used key > store and Geronimo may not work on non-Sun VMs. > To fix this problem I have created the patch for Geronimo sources. > In brief the patch (attached) replaces JKS to PKCS12 key store type in > configurations files. > PKCS12 format of key store file is not java-specific and can be created and > read by other programs, e.g. Internet Explorer. In addition PKCS12 exists in > Bouncy Castle (http://www.bouncycastle.org) security provider, while JKS is > Sun specific key store and does not exist in Bouncy Castle. > Also it is needed to replace JKS to PKCS12 keystore file (attached) to > assemblies/j2ee-tomcat-server/src/var/security, > assemblies/j2ee-installer/src/var/security, > assemblies/j2ee-jetty-server/src/var/security directories. Key store file was > generating using JKSToPKCS12 class (attached). This class transfers key and > certificate of Geronimo from JKS to PKCS12. > After I apply this patch to Geronimo 1.0 sources and build Geronimo I can > login to Geronimo console over https. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
