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Perform the following steps in order to switch from HTTP to HTTPS for Apache Tomcat:
Step - 1: Creating a keystore file
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1. Open the command prompt and enter the following command:
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keytool -genkey -alias tomcat -keyalg RSA -keystore canvascertificate.cert |
2. Enter the keystore and key password details for generating the keystore file. Here, the keystore is saved as canvascertificate.cert
Step – 2: Configuring Apache Tomcat for using keystore file — SSL config
File Location: <Tomcat-Installed-Folder>\conf \ server.xml
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1. Comment the following command in order to disable the default HTTP configuration:
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<Connector executor="tomcatThreadPool" |
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port="8080" protocol="HTTP/1.1" |
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connectionTimeout="20000" |
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redirectPort="8443" /> |
2. Add the following command to enable the HTTPS configuration below the commented http configuration command.
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<Connector SSLEnabled="true" acceptCount="100" clientAuth="false" |
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disableUploadTimeout="true" enableLookups="false" maxThreads="150" |
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port="9129" keystoreFile="D:\apache-tomcat-9.0.36\conf\canvascertificate.cert" keystorePass="canvas" |
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protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol" scheme="https" |
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secure="true" sslProtocol="TLS" /> |
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Step – 3: Accessing the Application
Start tomcat service and try to access https://localhost:9129. You will see Tomcat's local home page. 
