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Perspectives extension improves HTTPS security

10-20-2008 01:00 AM
Ah, cryptographic security: a boon to those who understand the algorithms, but all too often a lost cause to those who don't. The secure HTTPS protocol for Web surfing is widely accepted, but has one fatal flaw: users ignore certificate error warnings. A Firefox extension called Perspectives aims to close that security hole.



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imqkeytool(1M)						  System Administration Commands					    imqkeytool(1M)

NAME
imqkeytool - generate a self-signed certificate for secure communication SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/imqkeytool [-broker] [-servlet keystore_location] /usr/bin/imqkeytool -h DESCRIPTION
The imqkeytool utility generates a self-signed certificate for secure communication. The certificate can be used by a broker instance to establish a secure connection with a client, or by a Message Queue-supplied HTTPS servlet to establish a secure connection with a broker instance. An HTTPS servlet is an SSL-enabled varient of the HyperText Transfer Protocol that establishes a secure connection with a broker instance. Without an option, imqkeytool generates a self-signed certificate for a broker instance. imqkeytool uses command line options to specify whether the certificate is used by a broker instance or by a servlet. OPTIONS
The following options are supported: -broker Generate a self-signed certificate for the broker and places it in the Message Queue keystore. All broker instances running on a system must use the same certificate. -h Display usage help. Do not execute anything else on the command line. -servlet keystore_location Generate a self-signed certificate for an HTTPS servlet and places it in keystore_location. keystore_location refers to the location of the keystore. You should move this keystore to a location where it is accessible and read- able by the Message Queue HTTPS servlet to establish a secure connection with a broker. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables affect the execution of this command: IMQ_JAVAHOME Specify the Java 2 compatible runtime. When this environment variable is not set it defaults to /usr/j2se. EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned: 0 Successful completion. >0 An error occurred. FILES
/etc/imq/keystore Contains Message Queue keystore in which imqkeytool stores a self-signed certificate for brokers. ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ |Availability |SUNWiqu | +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+ SEE ALSO
imqadmin(1M), imqbrokerd(1M), imqcmd(1M), imqdbmgr(1M), imqobjmgr(1M), imqusermgr(1M), attributes(5) Sun Java System Message Queue Administrator's Guide SunOS 5.10 11 Mar 2004 imqkeytool(1M)