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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE task
PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Task//EN" "../dtd/task.dtd">
<task xml:lang="en-us" id="t_cert-key-generating">
<title>Creating a key</title>
<shortdesc>Use the Signing and Keys view within MOTODEV Studio for Android to generate public/private key pairs for
use when signing Android packages (APKs).</shortdesc>
<prolog>
<metadata>
<keywords>
<!--<indexterm></indexterm>-->
</keywords>
</metadata>
</prolog>
<taskbody>
<steps>
<step>
<cmd>If necessary, open the Signing and Keys view by <ph product="webui android-studio">selecting <menucascade>
<uicontrol>Window</uicontrol>
<uicontrol>Show View</uicontrol>
<uicontrol>Other</uicontrol>
</menucascade> and then selecting <menucascade>
<uicontrol>MOTODEV Studio</uicontrol>
<uicontrol>Signing and Keys</uicontrol>
</menucascade> from the list of views</ph>. Note that this view is part of the MOTODEV Studio for Android
perspective and is thus normally opened when you switch to that perspective.</cmd>
</step>
<step>
<cmd>Within the Signing and Keys view, select the keystore into which the newly created key is to be stored.</cmd>
</step>
<step>
<cmd>Click <image href="../images/KeyCreate.png"/> (Create Key).</cmd>
<info>A dialog appears that contains fields for the key name (its "alias"), for each of the components of a
distinguished name (DN; used to identify the creator of a key pair or certificate) and for a password used to
protect the key.</info>
</step>
<step>
<cmd>Enter an identifier for your key using the <uicontrol>Alias name</uicontrol> field.</cmd>
</step>
<step>
<cmd>Fill out the DN fields. Note that most of these are optional, although the <uicontrol>Validity</uicontrol>
field is required.</cmd>
<info>See <xref href="u_sign-cert-properties.dita"/> if you have
questions about what to supply for a particular field.</info>
</step>
<step>
<cmd>Enter a password that will be used to protect the key (you'll need to supply this password when you sign an
Android package using this key). If you want the password to be saved (and automatically used when you sign an
APK with this key), select <uicontrol>Save this password</uicontrol>.</cmd>
</step>
<step>
<cmd>Click <uicontrol>Finish</uicontrol>.</cmd>
</step>
</steps>
<result>The key pair is generated and added to the list shown in the Signing and Keys view.</result>
</taskbody>
</task>
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