Steps for the Contract Sender
The steps outlined here for the contract
sender are basically the same
as those listed for a code signer in the
Signing Code and Granting It Permissions
lesson. Here, however, you are pretending to be Stan Smith
rather than Susan Jones and are storing a data file
rather than a class file in the JAR file to be signed.
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The steps you take as the contract sender are as follows.
-
Create a JAR File Containing the Contract,
using the
jartool. -
Generate Keys
(if they don't already exist),
using the
keytool-genkeycommand.Optional Step: Generate a certificate signing request (CSR) for the public key certificate, and import the response from the certification authority. For simplicity and since you are only pretending to be Stan Smith, this step is omitted. See Generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for a Public Key Certificate for more information.
-
Sign the JAR File,
using the
jarsignertool and the private key generated in step 2. -
Export the Public Key Certificate,
using the
keytool-exportcommand. Then supply the signed JAR file and the certificate to the receiver, Ruth.
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