> # Creating a Local Certificate

> 1. Set up a keystore to use a self-signed certificate (local certificate). From the command line, enter the following command on windows:

>     %JAVA_HOME%/bin/keytool -genkey -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA -keystore "C:\Program
>     Files\Cisco Systems\dcm\jboss-4.2.2.GA\server\fm\conf\fmserver.jks"

> 2. Enter your name, organization, state, and country. Enter change it when prompted for a keystore password. If you prefer to use your own password, do not forget to change the keystorepass attribute in the server.xml file. When prompted for a key password, press Enter or use the same password as the keystore password.

> Note You can now follow the steps in the next section for modifying DCNM Web Client to use SSL.

> To obtain a certificate from the Certificate Authority of your choice, you must create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). The CSR is used by the certificate authority to create a certificate that identifies your website as secure.

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