User guide

Authenticating File Operations
This section describes the following operations required for SSL-encrypted
communication between the Device Manager server and the CIM client using
the CIM/WBEM functions:
• Creating a keystore file
• Exporting authentication files from a keystore file
• Creating a truststore file and importing authentication files
These operations use the Java (JDK1.4.0) tool
hcmdskeytool (for Windows) or
keytool (for Solaris and Linux). The hcmdskeytool and keytool utilities are
installed in the following locations when Device Manager is installed:
• Installation folder for hcmdskeytool:
installation-folder-for-Common-Component
\bin\hcmdskeytool.exe
• Installation directory for keytool:
installation-directory-for-Common-Component
/jdk/bin/keytool
Use the hcmdskeytool or keytool utility to specify the file name, alias, and
password for the keystore file or the truststore file. Note the following when
specifying these items:
• Do not use the following symbols in the file name:
: , ; * ? " < > |
• Specify the file name as a character string of no more than 255 bytes.
• Do not include double quotation marks (") in the alias or password.
Note: This section assumes that a path to the hcmdskeytool or keytool
utility has been added to the environment variable
PATH.
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