Java Glossary : PKCS

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PKCS
A series of standards for digital certificates for code signing, SSL encryption etc.
Type Holds Multiple Certificates? Holds Private Keys? Password Required? Notes
PKCS#7 Yes No No imported by a browser to add to list of trusted certificates or signing authorities. cacerts is not in this format.
PKCS#9 n/a n/a n/a Defines the field names for data in a certificate the signing authority attests to, e.g. facsimileTelephoneNumber, stateOrProvinceName, iSDNAddress, streetAddress, localityName, supportedApplicationContext surname, telephoneNumber, organizationName ,teletexTerminalIdentifier physicalDeliveryOfficeName, telexNumber postalAddress, title, postalCode, x121Address, postOfficeBox.
PKCS#12 Yes Yes Yes where a developer stores his code signing keys. .keystore is not in this format.
PKCS#11 / CryptoKi Yes Yes Yes For cryptographic tokens
cacerts ¤ certificate ¤ keyman: a more user-friendly cacerts manipulator ¤ keystore ¤ keytool


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