Take a look into the the CVS. There is an updated version of the SSL-howto
(under catalina/webapps/tomcat-doc)
which describes how to use Verisign or Thawte CAs.

-----Original Message-----
From: Anton Brazhnyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 10:11 AM
To: Tomcat Users List
Subject: RE: Tomcat 4.0.1 StandAlone Web Server and SSL


Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Echano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 2:36 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Tomcat 4.0.1 StandAlone Web Server and SSL
>
>
> We are interested in implementing SSL four our Apache Jakarta
> Tomcat Server.
> We are running this as a standalone web server on Red Hat Linux 7.1.
> According to Tomcat's documentation, it currently operates on JKS format
> keystores (the Java's standard keystore format). Is this
> something supported
> by well-known public CAs like Verisign or Thawte? For example,
> Are we going
> to be able to generate a certificate request in a format that Thawte
> supports  and that the return certificate can be imported into
> the Tomcat Server? If yes, how? The ssl-howto only provides instruction on
> how to use a self-sign certificate.
>

IMHO, its possible, but you'll have to become very familiar  (I wish I were)
with SSL, PKI, JSSE and so on.

> Thanks,
>
> John
>
>

Anton

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