Authority Certificates Configuration
Additional certificates can be considered when forming trust paths and
attempting to match root certificates. This is relevant when importing Trusted Certificates
and CA replies.
Such Authority Certificates can be sourced from a designated CA Certificates KeyStore and,
for Windows users, the Windows Trusted Root Certificates.
To configure the Authority Certificates:
- From the Tools menu, choose Preferences.
Mac OS users: From the KeyStore Explorer menu, choose Preferences.
- The Preferences dialog will be displayed. Select the Authority Certificates
tab.
- The default CA Certificates KeyStore is the cacerts file bundled with Java.
To change to another KeyStore:
- Press the Browse button.
- The Choose CA Certificates KeyStore dialog will appear.
- Select the drive and folder where the KeyStore file is located.
- Type the filename into the File Name text box.
- Click on the Choose button.
- Tick the Use CA Certificates KeyStore check box to enable its use.
- Tick the Use Windows Trusted Root Certificates check box to enable its use.
- Press the OK button to save your settings and dismiss the Preferences
dialog.
Notes:
- If the use of the CA Certificates KeyStore is enabled then the first time that
you attempt to import a Trusted Certificate or CA Reply in a KeyStore Explorer
session you will be prompted for the CA Certificates KeyStore password.
- The default password for the cacerts file bundled with Java is "changeit".
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