unable to use ssl in tomcat

[Abhi Agar]

Hi there, I am using tomcat 6.0.

I did these things:

1. Did "%JAVA_HOME%\bin\keytool -genkey -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA" on command prompt and used password "changeit".

2. After that, I was able to see a ".keystore" named file at my "C:/users/Abhishek/" folder.

3. Used this setting at "conf/server.xml":--



<Connector protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol"
port="8443" minSpareThreads="5" maxSpareThreads="75"
enableLookups="true" disableUploadTimeout="true"
acceptCount="100" maxThreads="200"
scheme="https" secure="true" SSLEnabled="true"
keystoreFile="${user.home}/.keystore" keystorePass="changeit"
clientAuth="false" sslProtocol="TLS"/>

4. Now, i started the server, but unbale to get anything, using this url: "https://localhost:8443/"

Can anybody tell me something? I DESPERATELY need to see this "https" working on my server!!!

Though i think the problem might be this:

I used one more setting in server.xml file, it is provided by default:--

<Listener className="org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener" SSLEngine="on" />

I have attached the server.xml file here for you to see.

Thanks in advance.

[Misha Ver]

Have you checked the log files?

[Tim Holloway]

I don't think you can do symbolic substitution (${user.home}/.keystore) in the Tomcat server config file. However, the most common reasons for failure are incorrect pathname for the keystore (which you would get if the symbolic reference wasn't expended) and invalid password on the keystore.

Both of those errors generate explicit messages in the Tomcat logfile. With my typing skills - or lack thereof - I've had the joy of seeing them many times.