Converting .jks to p12

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How can I convert a .jks file to p12. jks is a java key store file so how can I convert it to the p12 format?

@Matrix do you really find none of the answers below acceptable? With your rep and badges, you should accept or comment as to why none of these are acceptable. — JoeG, Feb 14 '17 at 17:52

score 106 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 22 '23 at 08:45

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Convert a JKS file to PKCS12 format (Java 1.6.x and above)

keytool \
    -importkeystore              \
    -srckeystore    KEYSTORE.jks \
    -destkeystore   KEYSTORE.p12 \
    -srcstoretype   JKS          \
    -deststoretype  PKCS12       \
    -srcstorepass   mysecret     \
    -deststorepass  mysecret     \
    -srcalias       myalias      \
    -destalias      myalias      \
    -srckeypass     mykeypass    \
    -destkeypass    mykeypass    \
    -noprompt

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edited Aug 22 '23 at 08:45

StackzOfZtuff

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answered Jun 16 '10 at 14:14

Daniel Silveira

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That's a useful link. Thanks. – dajames Nov 20 '10 at 14:06
Does this conversion only needs to be done for Java 1.6.x and above? I ask because I am on Java 1.7.x and faced a problem where WSKeystore class could not read the cacerts (default keystore file) until I converted it to cacerts.p12. – Prince Dec 11 '13 at 20:12
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Note that supplying the passwords directly in the command is not a secure practice in general (as noted in the keytool manpage) as the passwords could then be read from your command history or observed with `ps`. If you omit a password, the tool should prompt you for it. – Aaron Novstrup May 06 '14 at 19:37
You've saved my day [Daniel Silveira](/users/1100/daniel-silveira). Thanks for the help. – Anurag Mar 25 '15 at 11:19
"Warning: Different store and key passwords not supported for PKCS12 KeyStores. Ignoring user-specified -destkeypass value.", https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8008292 - so if you want that, you need to use something else – eis Aug 12 '17 at 09:25

score 56 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 19 '18 at 06:57

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JKS → P12:

keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore keystore.jks -srcstoretype JKS -deststoretype PKCS12 -destkeystore keystore.p12

P12 → JKS:

keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore keystore.p12 -srcstoretype PKCS12 -deststoretype JKS -destkeystore keystore.jks

edited Jun 19 '18 at 06:57

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answered May 02 '15 at 21:28

bob

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score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 15 '16 at 05:28

Here is a one line command for the same.

keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore <MY_KEYSTORE.jks> -destkeystore <MY_FILE.p12> -srcstoretype JKS -deststoretype PKCS12 -deststorepass <PASSWORD_PKCS12> -srcalias <ALIAS_SRC> -destalias <ALIAS_DEST>

Explaining the parameters :

MY_FILE.p12: path to the PKCS#12 file (.p12 or .pfx extension) that is going to be created.
MY_KEYSTORE.jks: path to the keystore that you want to convert.
PASSWORD_PKCS12: password that will be requested at the PKCS#12 file opening.
ALIAS_SRC: name matching your certificate entry in the JKS keystore, "tomcat" for example.
ALIAS_DEST: name that will match your certificate entry in the PKCS#12 file, "tomcat" for example.

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 27 '19 at 11:49

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This is for future folks, I found the above answers outdated and on mac I used this command to convert JKS to PKCS12

keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore srckeystore.jks -destkeystore destkeystore.jks -deststoretype pkcs12

answered Feb 27 '19 at 11:49

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 04 '19 at 18:12

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You can use, https://keystore-explorer.org/ Open your jks and save as p12 or open p12 and save as jks.

answered Mar 04 '19 at 18:12

noobius

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Might need to right click on the key and choose export key pair instead of save as. – noobius Mar 04 '19 at 20:22

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