Java and SSL: How to Generate a Key Pair with Keytool

This post is part of a series about the worlds of Java and SSL.  I hope to do 1 post a day on this topic. The resulting posts will become the basis for another section of a talk that I am scheduled to give on August 10 at the Boulder/Denver Cybersecurity Meetup.

How to Generate a Key Pair with Keytool

keytool -genkeypair -keystore keystore -storepass whatever -alias private \
    -keyalg rsa

What is your first and last name?
[Unknown]:  development.sun.com
What is the name of your organizational unit?
[Unknown]:  Development
What is the name of your organization?
[Unknown]:  Sun
What is the name of your City or Locality?
[Unknown]:  Monrovia
What is the name of your State or Province?
[Unknown]:  California
What is the two-letter country code for this unit?
[Unknown]:  US
Is
C=US> correct?
[no]:  yes

Enter key password for

(RETURN if same as keystore password):

This was taken from:

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19509-01/820-3503/ggezy/index.html

With a few alterations.