Configure SSL on WebLogic 12c with CA Issued Certificate

Weblogic 12c has demo identity keystore shipped with installation, it makes it very easy to implement SSL communication for WebLogic managed servers in non-production environment. However,  if you are deploying your application in production, especially public accessible, a certificate issued by Certificate Authority (CA) is absolutely necessary. To request and install CA issued certificate on WebLogic 12c, follow these steps,

Install APEX with deploying ORDS in WebLogic as Web listener

The installation is completed on Oracle Linux 7.5, and following components/ applications are installed,

    JDK 1.8.0_241

    Weblogic 12.2.1.4.0

    Oracle Application Express (APEX) 19.2

    Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) 19.4