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Chapter 25. Security > The KeyTool Program
The KeyTool Program
The KeyTool program is a utility to create and maintain public and private keys and certificates. It comes with the JDK and is located in the bin directory of the JDK. Keytool is a command-line program. To check the correct syntax, simply type keytool at the command prompt. The following will provide examples of some important functions.
Generating Key Pairs
Before you start, there are a few things to notice with regard to key generation in Java.
