Truststore

The difference between keystore and truststore is in their purpose. Unlike the keystore that stores keys, the truststore verifies the client's certificate from the keystore or the certificate that is sent by the server that uses the truststore . The Certificate Authority (CA) signs the certificate with a digital signature to be trusted, and when the SSL client receives the certificate, it must authenticate it, which means it needs information from the CA's certificate. Because the CA's certificate is trusted, it is stored in a trusted store. In short, keystores are used to provide credentials to incoming requests for the organization to provide an authentication identity, whereas truststores are used for the organization to authenticate others. There are so many similarities between the two that it is easy to get them mixed up.

Tip	The difference between truststores and keystores is that truststores are used for authenticating incoming requests, whereas keystores provide keys to show their authentication to others.

Table of content

Java Security Solutions

ISBN: 0764549286
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2001
Pages: 222

Authors: Rich Helton, Johennie Helton

BUY ON AMAZON

VBScript Programmers Reference

WebLogic: The Definitive Guide

A Practitioners Guide to Software Test Design

Java Concurrency in Practice

Telecommunications Essentials, Second Edition: The Complete Global Source (2nd Edition)

Special Edition Using FileMaker 8