Differences between .keystore file and .jks file

Cristopher Coronado

2 Answers

.keystore and .jks files are essentially the same thing — both are Java KeyStore (JKS) files that store certificates and private keys.

The main difference is just the file extension: .jks is the conventional and recommended extension for clarity, while .keystore is an older default name often used by Java applications (such as the file at $HOME/.keystore).

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Kathy Milter4mo

.keystore and .jks are just file extensions: it's up to you to name your files sensibly. Some application use a keystore file stored in $HOME/.keystore: it's usually implied that it's a JKS file, since JKS is the default keystore type in the Sun/Oracle Java security provider. Not everyone uses the .jks extension for JKS files, because it's implied as the default. I'd recommend using the extension, just to remember which type to specify.

Pranam Bhat5y