Java 9: Building Robust Modular Applications

Java Keystore (JKS)

The java.security.KeyStore class is the storage facility for cryptographic keys and certificates. This class extends java.lang.Object, see as follows:

    public class KeyStore extends Object

There are three types of entries managed by a KeyStore, each implements the KeyStore.Entry interface, one of the three interfaces provided by the KeyStore class. The Entry implementations are defined in the following table:

Implementation	Description
KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry	Contains the PrivateKey and can store it in a protected format Contains the certificate chain for the public key
KeyStore.SecretKeyEntry	Contains the SecretKey and can store it in a protected format
KeyStore.TrustedCertifcateEntry	Contains a single ...