Add an alias to an agent

Prerequisite: Set properties for mutual authentication

Before you can generate a certificate for an agent, you must add an alias to the agent.

To add an alias to an agent:

1. Make sure your agent machine JAVA_HOME environment variable points to the directory where java is installed.

2. Open a shell and navigate to the <agent_install_directory>\conf directory.

3. From the <agent_install_directory>\conf directory, run the following command:

   keytool -genkeypair -dname "cn=<alias_name>" -alias <alias_name>
    -keypass changeit -keystore agent.keystore -storepass changeit
    -keyalg RSA -keysize 1024 -validity 7305

   where <alias_name> is the name you give the agent alias. We recommend using the agent's name.

4. To check the result, run this command:

   keytool -list -keystore agent.keystore

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Next steps:

• Add an alias to an agent relay
• Configure mutual authentication for server and agent