How to configure Eclipse IDE to use SSL with Windows
PREREQUISITES
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- a trusted server Java keystore.
If you do not have a Trusted Server Java keystore, click here for instructions on how to create a trusted server Java keystore.
1. The eclipse.ini file
For this example, it is assumed that:
- The Java trusted server keystore has been created and is named serverTrustStore.jks.
- The directory path to the trusted server keystore is /usr/local/.
- The password for the trusted server keystore is changeit.
- Eclipse has been installed at /usr/local/eclipse.
You must make name and path adjustments to the above assumptions to conform to your configuration.
- cd to /usr/local/eclipse and edit the eclipse.ini file. The contents of the eclipse.ini file should be similar to the following:
-showsplash org.eclipse.platform --launcher.XXMaxPermSize 256M -framework plugins\org.eclipse.osgi_3.4.3.R34x_v20081215-1030.jar -vmargs -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.5 -Xms40m -Xmx512m
- add the following 2 lines to the -vmargs as shown below.
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-showsplash org.eclipse.platform --launcher.XXMaxPermSize 256M -framework plugins\org.eclipse.osgi_3.4.3.R34x_v20081215-1030.jar -vmargs -Dosgi.requiredJavaVersion=1.5 -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/usr/local/serverTrustStore.jks -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword="changeit" -Xms40m -Xmx512m
Change the trustStorePassword from changeit to the password of your trust store.
- Save the above changes and restart the Eclipse IDE.