keystore

Digital key locker

A keystore is a secure repository for cryptographic keys, certificates, and other sensitive credentials.

In software development and security, keystores protect private keys used for encryption, authentication, and digital signatures: The app wouldn't build until I configured the keystore properly.

Java applications commonly use keystores to manage SSL certificates and code-signing credentials.

cryptographic

encryption

Converting data into code

decryption · AES · RSA · symmetric · asymmetric · SSL · TLS · PKI · keychain

authentication

credentials

Evidence of qualification or identity

identity · verification · two-factor · biometrics · PIN · authorization · session · OAuth · LDAP

storage

vault

Secure storage chamber

file · backup · recovery · wallet · provisioning · import · export · persistence

Opposites
security/protection

keystorecleartext

Unencoded readable information

plain text · open file · flat file · text file · log file

access control

keystoreshared folder

Network location for group files

Family

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