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4IntheVariablevaluefieldaddthepathtotheJREinstallationdirectory:
%ProgramFiles%\VMware\VMware View\Server\jre\bin
Ensurethatthisentryisdelimitedwithasemicolon(;)fromanyotherentries
presentinthefield.
5ClickOK>OK>OKtoclosetheWindowsSystemPropertiesdialogbox.
To create a self-signed SSL certificate
1Fromacommandprompt,enterthefollowing:
keytool -genkey -keyalg "RSA" -keystore keys.p12 -storetype pkcs12
-validity 360
2Youarepromptedtoenterapasswordforthekeystoreandthentoprovide
informationaboutyourselfandyourorganization.Whenyouareaskedtoenter
yourfirstandlastname,entertheFQDNoftheViewConnectionServerinstance
youwanttosecure.
3Enteryourdepartment,organization,location,state,and
country.Thelattermust
beintheformofatwolettercountrycode.
4Youareshownasummaryofthedatayouhaveenteredandareaskedifyouwant
toproceed.Enteryesifyouaresatisfiedthatthedetailsarecorrect.
5Youarepromptedforakeypassword,
whichisthepasswordspecificallyforthis
certificate(asopposedtoanyothercertificatesstoredinthesamekeystorefile).
Thekeys.p12fileiscreatedinthecurrentdirectory.
Itisadvisabletobackupthekeys.p12fileafterthecertificateisimportedintoitincase
youneedtorebuild
theconfigurationfortheserveratsomepoint.
Validating the SSL Certificate
Selfsignedcertificates,whileadequatefordataencryptionbetweenserverandclient,
donotprovideanyreliableinformationaboutthelocationofViewConnectionServer
orthecorporateentityresponsibleforitsadministration.
Whereitisimportantforyourclientstobeabletodeterminetheoriginandintegrityof
the
datatheyreceive,itisrecommendedthatyouobtainaCAauthenticatedcertificate
foryoursite.