Keytool.exe : does it take a predefined list of values?

Question

Hi:
I have an installer program that installs an application.
I want to run keytool.exe in order to generate a certif for my SSL application during my installer execution. I would prefer to ask the keytool questions to the user in the beginning, get the answers and store them in a list instead of running keytool and then prompting the user to enter from the command line.
I was wondering whether there is any way that I can pass that list as a set of answers to the keytool questions from the command line.
ie when keytool runs, it would take each element in the list as an answer to each of its questions and then run to completion.
C:\Java\jdk1.5.0_03\bin>keytool.exe -genkey -keyalg RSA -keystore C:\mykeystore.jks -storepass 123456Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

Hi Franco,
You can not do that and lock out other options etc.
Anyone can choose to set a username and password for people but there are a number of improved security features even recently that makes the above not possible or viable. But to be honest when I read your post I was shaking my head. You need to tell them not to even think to do this, that is entirely unsecure, not safe, risky and bad practise to even consider doing that in this day an age.
With the system once a password has been added in the admin or created as an admin you are not able to see any passwords. They all appear **** so there is no way to indentify what those are.
At any time if a person has forgot or wants to reset their password they can do and change it to something else.No password is sent as text in emails any more, it is only a recovery link.
People should have unique usernames and passwords and choose ones they want, the system also needs a minimum of 6 characters for a password. I am sure BC will at some point update it further to be more secure to require at least one number and capital letter for example too.