How to configure Eclipse IDE to use SSL with Windows

PREREQUISITES

* 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.

• 1. cd

• 1. to

• 1. /usr/local/eclipse

• 1. and

• 1. edit

• 1. the

• 1. eclipse.ini

• 1. file.

• 1.   The contents of the eclipse.ini

• 1. file

• 1. should

• 1. be

• 1. similar

• 1. to

• 1. the

• 1. following:

• 1. 
     
     

     Code Block
     -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

• 1. 
     
  2. add the following 2 lines to the -vmargs as shown below.
     
     

     indent
     1 1
     -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/usr/local/serverTrustStore.jks -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword="changeit"

• 1. 
     

     Code Block
     -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

• 1. indent
     1 1
     Don't forget to change */usr/local/serverTrustStore.jks* to that required by your installation and to change the *trustStorePassword* from {color:green}*changeit*{color} to the password of your trust store.

• 1. 
     
  2. Save

• 1. the

• 1. above

• 1. changes

• 1. and

• 1. restart

• 1. the

• 1. Eclipse

• 1. IDE.

     Tip
     Mac OSX users should select the Eclipse application file and right click to Show Package Contents. Select the Contents folder and the eclipse.ini file should be found.