How to properly generate certificates for the server and start it up?

Question

Android

There is a description - https://github.com/rctl/CryptoVoice
How to generate certificates correctly? Using the command line or in what way? Who knows, tell me in more detail how to perform this procedure!

Answer 1

For whom it is written:

1. Go into the server folder of the repository.
   
2. Generate server certificate with keytool -genkey -keystore keystore.jks -keyalg RSA (Save password used here)
   
3. Self sign server certificate with keytool -selfcert -alias mykey -keystore keystore.jks -validity 3950
   
4. Export certificate as crt file with keytool -export -alias mykey -keystore keystore.jks -rfc -file server.crt
   
5. Move certificate file into android asset folder with mv server.crt ../app/main/assets/
   
6. Move the Settings.java.example file in server folder to Settings.java and edit the file with your keystore password used in earlier steps
   
7. Compile and run the server (prefferably at a publicly accessiable server) javac *.java && java Switchboard
   
8. Make sure server is accessible and no ports are being blocked
   
9. Go into app/src/main/java/io/rtek/rtvoice/ and move Settings.java.example to Settings.java
   
10. Change settings in Settings.java to reflect your server ip address
    
11. Compile and run app