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Java KeyStore

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A Java KeyStore (JKS) is a repository of security certificates, either authorization certificates or public key certificates - used for instance in SSL encryption.

In Oracle WebLogic Server, a file with extension jks serves as keystore.

The Java Development Kit maintains a CA keystore in jre/lib/security/cacerts. JDKs provide a tool named keytool[1] to manipulate the keystore. keytool has no functionality to extract the private key out of the keystore, but this is possible with third-party tools like jksExportKey[2] and CERTivity.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ keytool - Key and Certificate Management Tool
  2. ^ jksExportKey - A free tool for exporting private keys out of the keystore as standalone files
  3. ^ CERTivity - A multi-platform visual tool for managing keystores


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