The Java platform provides increased security for keystores. Before creating PKCS12 keystores by default, we will first review the concept of keystores, look at the KeyStore class, and then look at recent updates to the Java platform.
Creating PKCS12 keystores
Keystore primer
The concept of KeyStore is relatively simple. It is essentially a database file, or data repository file, that stores public key certificates and private keys. The KeyStore will be stored in the /jre/lib/security/cacerts folder. As you will see in the next section, this database is managed by Java's java.security.KeyStore class methods.
The features of KeyStore include the following:
- Contains one of the following entry types:
- Private keys
- Public...
