FaqOwnKeystoreForWebStart
I want to use my own keystore when signing a Java project for Java WebStart deployment
By default a Java project for WebStart deployment is signed by a generated key saved in a keystore created just for the one project in the build folder.
If you have your own keystore you can use it instead to sign project JARs when building a JNLP-capable project. To do so you need to open nbproject/private/private.properties in the Files tab and add the following properties:
jnlp.signjar.keystore=<location of the keystore on disk> jnlp.signjar.storepass=<valid store password> jnlp.signjar.keypass=<valid key password> jnlp.signjar.alias=<valid alias>
and provide correct values, of course. (The current default build scripts do not support asking for the password interactively, though you could do this using a custom target in build.xml using the <input> task.)
Then if you check the Self-signed checkbox in the project's customizer panel it will use the keystore provided by you to sign project JAR files.
Applies to: NetBeans 6.x
The above directions do not seem to work for NetBeans IDE 6.5 - Toph 20090520
The above directions DID WORK with NetBeans IDE 6.7.1 - bdschubert 20090925
