# Plugin Development: Specify keystore during test execution

**URL:** <https://discuss.gradle.org/t/plugin-development-specify-keystore-during-test-execution/5107>\
**Category:** Old Forum Archive\
**Created:** [August 13, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/plugin-development-specify-keystore-during-test-execution/5107 "2014-08-13T18:33:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![citizenkahn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/citizenkahn/32/7907_2.png) [@citizenkahn](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/citizenkahn)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/plugin-development-specify-keystore-during-test-execution/5107/1 "2014-08-13T18:33:00Z")

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Hi all,

How do I specify keystore during test execution while building my gradle plugin?

Modifying jre/lib/security/cacerts works but that’s clearly not the right approach Adding the following didn’t seem to work:

gradle test -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=mystore.cacerts

gradle test -Djavax.net.ssl.keyStore=mystore.cacerts

What’s the right way to add system properties to test execution, or am I using the wrong properties…

Thanks

Peter

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**Author:** ![ghhale](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/ghhale/32/26_2.png) [@ghhale](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/ghhale)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/plugin-development-specify-keystore-during-test-execution/5107/2 "2014-08-13T18:37:00Z")

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You can set system properties for the test jvm as such:

```gradle
test {
  systemProperty 'javax.net.ssl.trustStore', 'mystore.cacerts'
}

```

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**Author:** ![citizenkahn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/citizenkahn/32/7907_2.png) [@citizenkahn](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/citizenkahn)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/plugin-development-specify-keystore-during-test-execution/5107/3 "2014-08-14T01:36:00Z")

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Thanks Gary…that’s great.