To Configure the OpenOffice Add-On for an HTTPS Connection

You may need to perform additional configuration steps If the Web Space Server to which you are connecting with the OpenOffice Add-On is accessed by means of an HTTPS URL rather than an HTTP URL. For example, if you access your server with an address like:

https://fooserver:8181

instead of:

http://fooserver:8080

you may need to perform the steps in this procedure.

You do not need to perform these steps if the Web Space Server site you want to access does not use an HTTPS address, but instead uses a more common HTTP address.

1. Use your Web browser to import the certificate for the Web Space Server site.

   Please refer to your browser documentation for specific instructions. In many cases, it is simply a matter of viewing the server certificate and storing it locally.

2. Create a local keystore.

   You can do this by running the following command from a command shell for your operating environment:

   $JAVA_HOME/bin/keytool -import -v -alias s1as -file <imported-certificate> \ -keystore <keystorename.jks> -storepass <password>

3. Start OpenOffice and navigate to the Tools->Options->OpenOffice.org->Java configuration pane.

4. Make sure the active JRE is highlighted, and then click Parameters.

5. Enter the following in the Java start parameter field:

   -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=<complete_path_to_created_keystore>

6. Click Assign and then OK.

7. Restart OpenOffice.

8. Enter the HTTPS URL for your Web Space Server site.