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{{Short description|Software development tool for security}}

A '''Java KeyStore''' ('''JKS''') is a [[content repository|repository]] of security certificates{{spaced ndash}} either [[authorization certificate]]s or [[public key certificate]]s{{spaced ndash}} plus corresponding [[Private key|private keys]], used for instance in [[Transport Layer Security|SSLTLS encryption]].

In [[IBM WebSphere Application Server]] and [[Oracle WebLogic Server]], a file with extension ''jks'' serves as a keystore.

The [[Java Development Kit]] maintains a [[certificate authority|CA]] keystore file named ''cacerts'' in folder ''jre/lib/security/cacerts''. JDKs provide a tool named ''keytool''<ref>[httphttps://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/617/docs/technotesspecs/tools/solarisman/keytool.html The ''keytool'' Command - Keya key and Certificatecertificate management Managementutility Tool]</ref> 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,<ref>[http://miteff.com/jksexportkey jksExportKey - A free tool for exporting private keys out of the keystore as standalone files]</ref> CERTivity,<ref>[http://www.edulib.com/products/keystores-manager/ CERTivity - A multi-platform visual tool for managing keystores]</ref> Portecle<ref>[http://portecle.sourceforge.net Portecle - Portecle is an open-source GUI application for creating, managing and examining keystores.]</ref> and KeyStore Explorer.<ref>[http://keystore-explorer.sourceforge.netorg KeyStore Explorer - An open source GUI replacement for the Java command-line utilities keytool, jarsigner and jadtool.]</ref>

==See also==

*[[Java Secure Socket Extension]]

* [[Keyring (cryptography)]]

*[[Public- key infrastructure]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

* [https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/security/KeyStore.html Javadoc for KeyStore]

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