I’ve been working with the AS2 Protocol and the AdroitLogic AS2Gateway for quite some time now, and hence, playing with JKS has been a must. One of the tricks that were required from time to time was extracting the private key and public key (certificate) from Java KeyStores. In this blog post, we’ll go through a couple of simple commands on how to do that.
What Is a Java KeyStore (JKS)?
A JKS is an encrypted security file used to store a set of cryptographic keys or certificates in the binary format, and it requires a password to be opened. JKS files are used for a variety of security purposes. They can be used to identify the author of an Android app during a build and when publishing to Android Market in Google Play or in SSL encryption.