Java: Create self-signed TLS/SSL certificates for Tomcat
To use an TLS certificate with Tomcat, you need to store it in a Java keystore File. You can generate both the keystore and the certificate using the Java command keytool.
Step 0: Find your keytool Make sure you have Java and keytool command (ships with Java) installed. If you installed the JDK or JRE yourself it may not be in your $PATH.
For example, my keytool is in .