How to access the Java Certificate Store with Java?

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Opa114 picture Opa114 · Apr 22, 2015 · Viewed 9.6k times · Source

I found out that Java has it's own "certificate Store" which is located in a file in the security-folder inside the lib-folder.

You could access this from the Java Control Panel -> Security -> Manage Certificates.

But I want to access them via Java-Code. Does someone have some information about this? How the certificates are stored inside the certificate-File? Is there a Java built-in way for this or official documentation from Java / Oracle?

Thanks!

Answer

Steph picture Steph · Apr 22, 2015

Look at the java keystore, it may helps you:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19830-01/819-4712/ablqw/index.html

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/java-keytool-essentials-working-with-java-keystores

http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/security/KeyStore.html

Exemples of importing certificates in java:

Programmatically Import CA trust cert into existing keystore file without using keytool

programmatically import .cer certificate into keystore

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