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Extracting a Private key from a keystore?
Hi everyone!
I know you can extract public keys from a keystore using the keytool command.

But what is the process to extract a private key from a jks keystore and import into another jks keystore using keytool?

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! I can't seem to find anything, I do see some items using a PEM format, but do I need to export into that format first? (and is that with openssl?)

Thanks so much,
I was hoping I could export a privatekey to import into another keystore but it seems as though the keytool command does not have this fuctionality.

Any help would be fantastic!
 
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS

imqkeytool

imqkeytool(1M)						  System Administration Commands					    imqkeytool(1M)

NAME

       imqkeytool - generate a self-signed certificate for secure communication

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/bin/imqkeytool [-broker] [-servlet keystore_location]

       /usr/bin/imqkeytool -h

DESCRIPTION

       The  imqkeytool	utility  generates a self-signed certificate for secure communication. The certificate can be used by a broker instance to
       establish a secure connection with a client, or by a Message Queue-supplied HTTPS servlet to establish a secure connection  with  a  broker
       instance.  An HTTPS servlet is an SSL-enabled varient of the HyperText Transfer Protocol that establishes a secure connection with a broker
       instance.

       Without an option, imqkeytool generates a self-signed certificate for a broker instance.

       imqkeytool uses command line options to specify whether the certificate is used by a broker instance or by a servlet.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -broker			     Generate a self-signed certificate for the broker and places it in the Message  Queue  keystore.  All  broker
				     instances running on a system must use the same certificate.

       -h			     Display usage help. Do not execute anything else on the command line.

       -servlet keystore_location    Generate a self-signed certificate for an HTTPS servlet and places it in keystore_location.

				     keystore_location	refers	to the location of the keystore. You should move this keystore to a location where
				     it is accessible and readable by the Message Queue HTTPS servlet to establish a secure connection with a bro-
				     ker.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       The following environment variables affect the execution of this command:

       IMQ_JAVAHOME    Specify the Java 2 compatible runtime. When this environment variable is not set it defaults to /usr/j2se.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0     Successful completion.

       >0    An error occurred.

FILES

       /etc/imq/keystore     Contains Message Queue keystore in which imqkeytool stores a self-signed certificate for brokers.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWiqu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       imqadmin(1M), imqbrokerd(1M), imqcmd(1M), imqdbmgr(1M), imqobjmgr(1M), imqusermgr(1M), attributes(5)

       Sun Java System Message Queue Administrator's Guide

SunOS 5.11							    11 Mar 2004 						    imqkeytool(1M)