Question

I have read this good article on running tomcat in https and implemented it.

http://techtracer.com/2007/09/12/setting-up-ssl-on-tomcat-in-3-easy-steps/

It is working fine and my tomcat is running in https mode.

But the problem is i got the certificate in BIN format. I need it in X509 format so that i can use it as an raw resource for my Android project

I have used java keytool to create it.Can i use OpenSSL to convert it into X509 Format or java keytool is sufficient?

I am new to this securities stuff.

Please point me in the right direction and clear my doubts.

Answer 1

I think keytool already handles certificates in X509 format only. You should have generated .keystore file. You can export certificate from it using command:

keytool -export -alias mycert -keystore mykeystore.bin -file certificatefile.cer