What is in a keystore?

What is stored in a keystore?

Keystore is used to store private key and identity certificates that a specific program should present to both parties (server or client) for verification.

What does a keystore file contain?

It can be used to identify the author of an Android app during a build and when publishing to Google Play or in SSL encryption. Since a KEYSTORE file contains valuable data, the file is encrypted and protected by a password to secure the file from unauthorized parties.

What is in a 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 TLS encryption. In IBM WebSphere Application Server and Oracle WebLogic Server, a file with extension jks serves as a keystore.

What is keystore format?

Truststore File Formats. The default format for a truststore is Java keystore (JKS). JKS is the proprietary keystore implementation provided by Oracle. You can create and manage JKS truststores at the command line using keytool, the Oracle Java certificate editor.