Keystore

The security certificate Keystore dialog appears when adding or editing a keystore from the PDF Options page.

This dialog allows you to select a keystore with a private key.
The keystores currently supported by Connect are:

• JKS (Java Key Store) format.
• PKCS#12
• PKCS#11
  PKCS#11 requires an extra plug-in not included in the PlanetPress Connect installation.

These are the options available in this dialog:

• Name: Enter a name for the keystore to describe it within Connect.
• File: Enter the path to the keystore file, or use the Browse button to locate the file.
• Keystore properties group:
• Type: Use the drop-down to select the appropriate type of the keystore format the file is: JKS, PKCS11, PKCS12.
• Provider: Enter the provider of the keystore.
  • "SUN" for JKS
  • "SunJSSE" for PKCS#12
  • "IAIK PKCS#11:1" for PKCS#11
• Password: Type in the password that secures the keystore, if the keystore is password protected.
  
• Repeat Password: Re-type in the password that secures the keystore. Once this is done the two Password entry boxes will no longer have the red cross icon (indicating incomplete or unselected) flag beside them.
• Properties file group:
• File: Load optional keystore properties file. Could be used to store the password in a file.