Keystore
A Java KeyStore (JKS) is a repository of security certificates – either authorization certificates or public key certificates – used for instance in SSL encryption.
In IBM WebSphere Application Server and Oracle WebLogic Server, a file with extension jks serves as keystore.
The Java Development Kit maintains a CA keystore in folder 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] CERTivity,[3] Portecle[4] and KeyStore Explorer.[5]
See also
- Java Secure Socket Extension
- Public-key infrastructure
References
- ↑ keytool - Key and Certificate Management Tool
- ↑ jksExportKey - A free tool for exporting private keys out of the keystore as standalone files
- ↑ 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.