

Generate a signed primary/server certificate from the Certificate Authority.Generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) from keystore.Create a keystore that contains a private key.Steps to Process the Keystore, CSR, and the Signed Certificate Prints the content of a certificate request
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Imports one or all entries from another keystore to a keystoreĬhanges the key password of an entry in keystore Import a certificate or a certificate chain to keystore Generates a certificate from a certificate request The various keytool options are listed below: KEYTOOL OPTIONS

RSA, DES).Ī Keytool keystore contains the private key and any certificates necessary to complete a chain of trust and establish the trustworthiness of the primary certificate.Īll certificates in a Java keystore are associated with a unique alias, which will be used as a pointer to later perform any of the keytool operations to import, export, delete, and/or change certificates and keys. Keytool also enables users to administer secret keys used in symmetric encryption/decryption (e.g. It protects private keys with a password.

The Java keystore is implemented as a file by default. Java keytool stores the keys and certificates in what is called a keystore. It also allows users to cache the public keys (in the form of certificates) of their communicating peers. It allows users to administer their own public/private key pairs and associated certificates for use in self-authentication (where the user authenticates themselves to other users/services) or data integrity and authentication services using digital signatures. Keytool is a key and certificate management JDK utility that helps in managing a keystore of private/public keys and associated certificates.
