Java Keytool Export Private Key, PKCS#12 or .p12 export or conversion from java keystore
So, I had to create a PKCS#12 type or .p12 extension certificate from a java keystore which was created using java keytool. FYI, I have jdk 1.4.2. I came to know that using keytool you cannot export the private key. I tried various options available in keytool i.e. create a keystore of type PKCS#12 to begin with instead of the default JKS (java keystore). -storetype PKCS12. All this didnt work and on further search on google, I came across 2 free products which can help you a lot in terms of handling the keystore, generate keystore, export private key and so on. You can download these free products from here. The tools are portecle-1.5 http://sourceforge.net/projects/portecle/ KeyTool IUI – GUI http://www.icewalkers.com/download/KeyTool-IUI/3073/adl/ For my needs, i.e. generate a PKCS#12 certificate from an existing java keystore, portecle-1.5 worked just fine and it was very easy to use. I also tried the KeyTool IUI – GUI just for testing the tool and it helped me to export the p