Keytool Commands

which keytool
The will display the default keytool path.

 1) keytool -list -cacerts
This will show cacerts in the server.

2) keytool -list -keystore cacerts

This will show keystore file. It will prompt for keystore password. You need to provide the password for keystore.

3) keytool --v list -keystore cacerts -storepassword "password"

This will show the certificate in verbose mode.


4) keytool --importcert -trustcacerts -noprompt -file "certificatename.cer" -cacerts -alias "certificatelabelname" -storepass "password of the file"
This will import the certificate into cacerts 

5) keytool --importkeystore -srckeystore "file.pfx" -srcstoretype pkcs12 -destkeystore "file.jks"-deststoretype JKS -srcstorepass "source keystore password" -deststorepass "destination key store password"
This will import pcks12 certificate that contains root and intermediate into jks format. 

5) keytool --importcert -alias "certificatename in targetfile" -file "file.crt" -keystore "file.jks" -storepass "password of store key password"
This will import new ca certificate into the jks file.

6) keytool  -printcert -file certificate.crt 

This will print the certificate of the file with certificate name , its validitiy and finger print.

7) keytool  -showinfo -tls

This will show the TLS version of the environment and chipers available in this.

8) keytool  -v -list -cacerts -alias "certificatename"

This will show the alias certificate name.

9) keytool -list -keystore -storetype pkcs12 -storepass "keystore password"

This will show the keystore in the server.

10) keytool -import -trustcacerts -alias "certificate alias name "-file C:\temp\mdeCert.cer -keystore cacerts

This will import the certificate into keystore

11. keytool -v -list -keystore wallet.p12

This command will show the certificate in pcks12 format

12. keytool -changealias -keystore keystore.jks -alias 'old name' -destalias 'new aliasname'

This command will help to change alias for the certificate names.

13. To delete the certificate from key store

keytool -delete -alias  "alias name"  -keystore keystore.jks