com.ibm.di.security
Class SecretKeyTool

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.di.security.SecretKeyTool

public class SecretKeyTool
extends Object

This a command line tool for managing secret keys. The tool is needed because the standard utilities 'keytool' and 'ikeyman' in IBM JRE 5.0 can only work with public/private keys but not with secret keys. The tool can generate and delete secret keys. It can also import a secret key from one keystore to another.

Since:

7.0

Method Summary

static void

main(String[] args) Call with no arguments to print a brief usage manual.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws Exception

Call with no arguments to print a brief usage manual. The following operations are provided: "-genseckey" : Generates a secret key for the specified algorithm of the specified size. The generated key is stored in the specified keystore under the specified alias. If the keystore does not exist, it is created. If the keystore already contains an entry under that alias, that entry is overridden. "-delete" : deletes an existing secret key from a keystore "-importkey" : Imports a secret key from one keystore to another. If the destination keystore does not exist, it is created. If the destination keystore already contains an entry under the specified alias, that entry is overridden. "-list" : Lists the entries of a keystore. For each entry it is displayed whether the entry is a certificate entry, a private key entry or a secret key entry. "-printseckey" : Prints information about a secret key from a keystore. The displayed information includes the algorithm of the key. The size of the key in bits and the actual raw key data.

Parameters:

args - command-line arguments

Throws:

Exception - incorrect syntax or an error encountered during the tool operation