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oftware Required to Deploy Web Application on Apache Tomcat and Secure wit

1. Development Tools

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- Java Development Kit (JDK)

Required for Java programming and to run Apache Tomcat.

Recommended version: JDK 8 or higher.

Download: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-downloads.html or

https://openjdk.org/.

- Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Optional but useful for coding.

Examples:

- IntelliJ IDEA (Community Edition is free)

- Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java Developers

- Apache NetBeans

2. Build Tools

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- Maven or Gradle

Use Maven or Gradle for building and packaging the project into a WAR file.

Install Maven:

sudo apt install maven # Ubuntu

brew install maven # macOS

Install Gradle:
sudo apt install gradle # Ubuntu

brew install gradle # macOS

3. Application Server

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- Apache Tomcat

A Java-based web application server to deploy the application.

Recommended version: Tomcat 9.0 or higher.

Download: https://tomcat.apache.org/download-90.cgi.

4. SSL Certificate Management

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- Keytool (Included in JDK)

A command-line utility to generate keystores and self-signed SSL certificates.

Comes bundled with the JDK. Use the following command to verify installation:

keytool -help

- OpenSSL (Optional)

For more advanced certificate management.

Install OpenSSL (if needed):

sudo apt install openssl # Ubuntu

brew install openssl # macOS

5. Browser for Testing

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- Any modern browser (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Edge) to test the application and SSL setup.
6. Operating System

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- Compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. Ensure:

- Java and Tomcat are properly configured in your system's environment variables.

Installation Checklist

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| Software | Purpose | Installation Link |

|------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

| JDK | Java development and runtime | https://www.oracle.com/java/ |

| Apache Tomcat | Web application server | https://tomcat.apache.org/ |

| Maven or Gradle | Build and package the application | https://maven.apache.org/ or

https://gradle.org/ |

| Keytool | SSL certificate management | Included in JDK |

| OpenSSL (Optional) | Advanced SSL management | https://www.openssl.org/ |

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