Java webservice (soap) client - use certificates

Question

I am trying to connect to a webservice over ssl with a client certificate. Is there an elegant way of doing this apart from shoving things like "javax.net.ssl.keyStore" into System.properties.

Any pointers to code examples would be appreciated.

Answer 1

hi there,

you might get some samples from the website for this book : http://www.manning.com/kanneganti/

Answer 2

Not sure if this is fully relevant, but still. This entry describes the way of generating the certificate and installing it on a local system without using the keytool. Probably you could reuse some parts of the (very simple) source code.

Answer 3

You could just install the cert into the system keystore. (Location varies across platforms, and you will need admin rights).