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Create a Java KeyStore certificate

Encrypt the security certificates obtained from Google by creating a Java KeyStore (JKS) file.

Before you begin

  • Role required: admin
  • Download a JSON file containing the service account key from Google. For information on downloading the JSON file, see the Google documentation. Following is a sample JSON file:

    {
      "type": "service_account",
      "project_id": "primeval-nectar-242610",
      "private_key_id": "0c6c7b1511f1c236c1300c5933d528bbf45314e5",
      "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\n...\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
      "client_email": "service-now-google-trans-v3@primeval-nectar-242610.iam.gserviceaccount.com",
      "client_id": "113255944370425109391",
      "auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
      "token_uri": "https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token",
      "auth_provider_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs",
      "client_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/service-now-google-trans-v3%40primeval-nectar-242610.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
    }
    

Procedure

  1. In the JSON file, perform the following for the private_key value.

    1. Unescape the \n characters.

      Tip: To unescape characters in a JSON file, you can parse a JSON string into a JavaScript object.

    2. Store the private key in a file with .pem extension.

  2. In the JSON file, perform the following for the client_x509_cert_url value.

    1. Open the link specified for client_x509_cert_url.

    2. Unescape the \n characters for the certificate associated with the private_key_id mentioned in the JSON file.

    3. Store the certificate value in a file with .pem extension.

  3. Use the openssl command to create a PKCS 12 file using the recently created private key and certificate files.

    openssl pkcs12 -export -in [path to certificate] -inkey [path to private key] -certfile [path to certificate ] -out testkeystore.p12
    

    For example, if certificate.pem is the certficate and privatekey.pem is the private key:

    openssl pkcs12 -export -in certificate.pem -inkey privatekey.pem -certfile certificate.pem -out testkeystore.p12
    

    A PKCS 12 file, testkeystore.p12, is created.

  4. Specify an export password or source keystore password.

    Note: You should specify this password when creating a JWT key for Google Cloud Translator Service spoke.

  5. Use the keytool command to create a JKS file from the PKCS 12 file.

    keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore testkeystore.p12 -srcstoretype pkcs12 -destkeystore wso2carbon.jks -deststoretype JKS
    

    Note: testKeyStore.p12 is the PKCS 12 file and wso2carbon.jks is the JKS file.

  6. Specify a destination keystore password.

    Note: You should specify this password when attaching a JKS certificate to Google Cloud Translator Service spoke.

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