Detect a Cryptographic File's Type
To detect a cryptographic file's type:
- From the Examine menu, choose Detect File Type.
Alternatively click on the Detect File Type tool bar
button:

- The Detect File Type dialog will appear.
- Select the drive and folder where the file is stored.
- Click on the required certificate file or type the filename
into the File Name text box.
- Click on the Detect Type button.
- The Cryptographic File Type dialog will appear.
- After viewing the file type details close the dialog by clicking on the
OK button.
Note: KeyStore Explorer can detect files of the following cryptographic
types:
- JKS KeyStore
- JCEKS KeyStore
- PKCS #12 KeyStore
- BKS KeyStore
- BKS-V1 KeyStore
- UBER KeyStore
- Certificate
- Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
- Certificate Revocation List (CRL)
- Encrypted PKCS #8 Private Key
- Unencrypted PKCS #8 Private Key
- Encrypted Microsoft PVK Private Key
- Unencrypted Microsoft PVK Private Key
- Encrypted OpenSSL Private Key
- Unencrypted OpenSSL Private Key
- OpenSSL Public Key
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