Java KeyStore
A Java KeyStore (JKS) is a repository of security certificates – either authorization certificates or public key certificates – plus corresponding private keys, used for instance in SSL encryption.
In IBM WebSphere Application Server and Oracle WebLogic Server, a file with extension jks services as keystore.
The Java Development Kit maintains a CA keystore file named cacerts in folder jre/lib/security. 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, CERTivity,[2] Portecle[3] and KeyStore Explorer.[4]
See also
- Java Secure Socket Extension
- Keyring (cryptography)
- Public-key infrastructure
- KeyTool which runs in the actual Android device for standalone development for *.apk.
References
- ^ keytool - Key and Certificate Management Tool
- ^ CERTivity - A multi-platform visual tool for managing keystores
- ^ Portecle - Portecle is an open-source GUI application for creating, managing and examining keystores.
- ^ KeyStore Explorer - An open source GUI replacement for the Java command-line utilities keytool, jarsigner and jadtool.
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