Convert .cer certificate to .jks

Question

I need to convert a .cer file to a .jks file. I saw a few questions about it, but haven\'t seen a solution to what I need.

I don\'t need it in

Answer 1

Use the following will help

keytool -import -v -trustcacerts -alias keyAlias -file server.cer -keystore cacerts.jks -keypass changeit

Answer 2

Export a certificate from a keystore:

keytool -export -alias mydomain -file mydomain.crt -keystore keystore.jks

Answer 3

Just to be sure that this is really the "conversion" you need, please note that jks files are keystores, a file format used to store more than one certificate and allows you to retrieve them programmatically using the Java security API, it's not a one-to-one conversion between equivalent formats.

So, if you just want to import that certificate in a new ad-hoc keystore you can do it with Keystore Explorer, a graphical tool. You'll be able to modify the keystore and the certificates contained therein like you would have done with the java terminal utilities like keytool (but in a more accessible way).

Answer 4

keytool comes with the JDK installation (in the bin folder):

keytool -importcert -file "your.cer" -keystore your.jks -alias "<anything>"

This will create a new keystore and add just your certificate to it.

So, you can't convert a certificate to a keystore: you add a certificate to a keystore.