Update HTTPS Certificate

Step 1:

Search Command Prompt (CMD) on Start Menu, right click and select “Run as administrator”

Step 2:

In CMD, “cd” to the path of “C:\Program Files\Java\jre8\bin”.

Step 3:

Export the certificate storing file to plain text to search correct aliasname, by using command keytool -list -keystore ../lib/security/cacerts -rfc > C:\Users\master\Desktop\certfile.txt

• Password may require: changeit
• .txt file was created under desktop, you can look for certfile.txt

Step 4:

Look for the latest “Creation date” and that’s the certificate using and require to replace a new certificate. Take note on the “Alias Name”, for example NameOfTheAlias

Step 5:

Once locate the alias name, back to Administrator Command Prompt and insert command keytool -delete -alias NameOfTheAlias -keystore ../lib/security/cacerts

• NameOfTheAlias is the alias name, how’s going to retrieve may refer Step 3 & Step 4
• Password may require: changeit

Once successfully remove old certificate, minimize CMD and proceed next step.

Step 6:

Open browser (Google Chrome) and navigate to API connect URL (for example: https://app.geneexpress.com/api/1.0/). Retrieve the certificate by click the lock beside URL > Certificate > Details > Copy to file… , select Base-64 encoded X.509, and complete the wizard for export to Desktop/Folder. Extension may select (.cer) or (.crt).

Step 7:

Once certificate successfully downloaded, rename to any specific project for easy search in future, for example: ge2020.crt / ge2020.cer

• You may store certificate file under a folder (for example, store under C:\apps\chemolimsnx)

Step 8:

Open back the CMD minimize from Step 5, make sure the CMD existing path is at “C:\Program Files\Java\jre8\lib\security”, let said the certificate name we just added at Step 6 & Step 7 is call “ge2020.crt”, and store under chemolimsnx folder, insert below command:

• NameOfTheAlias is the alias name, how to retrieve may refer to Step 3 & Step 4
• Password may require: changeit
• Trust this certificate? Will be asking after insert password, insert/input “Yes” and click Enter