What is difference between keystore and certificate?

Is keystore a certificate?

A keystore contains personal certificates, plus the corresponding private keys that are used to identify the owner of the certificate. For TLS, a personal certificate represents the identity of a TLS endpoint.

What is a keystore used for?

Keystore is used to store private key and identity certificates that a specific program should present to both parties (server or client) for verification. Truststore is used to store certificates from Certified Authorities (CA) that verify the certificate presented by the server in SSL connection.

What is the difference between a keystore and a truststore?

A truststore is the opposite – while a keystore typically holds onto certificates that identify us, a truststore holds onto certificates that identify others. In Java, we use it to trust the third party we're about to communicate with.

What is SSL certificate and keystore?

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) are protocols that enable clients and servers to communicate over a secure connection. Those security protocols use certificates to validate the identity of the client and server. Certificates are contained in keystores.