keytool error: java.security.KeyStoreException: BKS not found

Question

how to create a .bks keystore in java sun keytool, what should i do?

C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.6.0\\jre\\bin>keytool -genkey -alias server3private -ke
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Answer 1

Your error indicates that keytool tries to instantiate a BKS keystore but no Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) is able to provide such an implementation. BKS keystore type is a type implemented by the BouncyCastle CSP.

Therefore there is 2 solutions:

1. install this provider with Java. Oracle published along with Java a comprehensive documentation.

2. pass to keytool the suitable options to indicate which CSP should be used and its location:

-storetype BKS                                               <- keystore type
-provider org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider <- CSP implementation
-providerpath /path/to/bouncycastle.jar                      <- Path to the CSP jar file