If you are like me you spend most of your time programming and you just don’t commit the signing stuff to memory (mostly because it’s mildly annoying). The process can be broken into three main parts: Creating a KeyStore. I hope this helps make the process easier for you. To take the pain away, there is an easier method you can use thanks to a free tool called KeyStore Explorer. keystore extension (PhoneGap won’t accept the keystore otherwise).
The program enables you to convert between these formats, change. KeyStore Explorer supports an array of KeyStore formats, including JKS, JCEKS, PKCS 12, and UBER. The application is designed to replace the keytool, jarsigner, and jadtool Java command-line utilities. When you save the keystore using Keystore Explorer be sure to save it with the. KeyStore Explorer is an open source program used to manage keystore files. Okay you did it! Now you just have to save your keystore and get ready to use it in your build environment (for me that is PhoneGap Build). javac ChangePassword.java java ChangePassword oldkey.
Run java ChangePassword
You should be able to use the default alias ( Shift + RightClick) Run javac ChangePassword.java. We do have to add our name and a little information about ourselves here: It’s important to note that we need to have a key for Google Play that has an expiration date AFTER Octo(yeah who knows why) so just choose 25 years from now. We want a 2,048 RSA key (which should be the default) We are trying to create a Java Keystore (JKS).
#KEYSTORE EXPLORER. INSTALL#
The first thing we are going to do is install a free application called Keystore Explorer from here: Once you have done that you are ready to open it up and create a new keystore choosing the following:
#KEYSTORE EXPLORER. ANDROID#
Apple has a nice GUI interface to use for generating iOS certs (the down side is you have to have a MAC) and now you can use a GUI tool on your PC as well to generate your Android keystore! You are about to find out how! My guess is that you already have found that out and that is why you are here checking out this tutorial. First of all, the example provided by Phonegap Build and others doesn’t work with more recent versions of the java keytool and I guess they gave up on updating their docs (probably because of the impossible task of maintaining what Oracle is updating). OpenSSL options for creating PKCS12 keystore from an existing private key and certificate.
#KEYSTORE EXPLORER. HOW TO#
I have seen a ridiculous number of useless tutorials on how to create an Android keystore/certificate to be used for sigining Android apps that I decided I needed to write one that is actually useful. To create the keystore from an existing private key and certificate, run the following command: openssl pkcs12 -export -in certificate.pem -inkey key.pem -out keystore.p12.
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