diff --git a/docs/security.html b/docs/security.html
index a2e781626fe55..dcee9de891665 100644
--- a/docs/security.html
+++ b/docs/security.html
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ <h3><a id="security_ssl" href="#security_ssl">7.2 Encryption and Authentication
             <pre>
         #!/bin/bash
         #Step 1
-        keytool -keystore server.keystore.jks -alias localhost -validity 365 -genkey
+        keytool -keystore server.keystore.jks -alias localhost -validity 365 -keyalg RSA -genkey
         #Step 2
         openssl req -new -x509 -keyout ca-key -out ca-cert -days 365
         keytool -keystore server.truststore.jks -alias CARoot -import -file ca-cert