<genkey>
The <genkey> task is essentially a shortcut to keytool -genkey—the Java tool for creating private/public key pairs and adding them to the keystore. The attributes of the task are detailed in Table 4.37.
| Attributes | Description |
|---|---|
| Required | |
| alias | The alias to use. |
| dname (if dname element is not dname) | The distinguished name for the entity. |
| storepass | The password for keystore integrity. |
| Optional | |
| keyalg | The algorithm to use when generating a name-value pair. |
| keypass | The password for the private key (if different). |
| keysize | An integer value corresponding to the size of the key. |
| keystore | The keystore location. |
| sigalg | The algorithm to be used when signing. |
| storetype | The type of keystore. |
| validity | An integer ... |
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