Java: reading certificates from Windows store

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Can I write a Java program to read a single certificate (obtain the private and public key) stored in the Windows certificate store?

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Zé Carlos Jun 11 '10 at 16:22

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Zz coder · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-11T18:05:23+0000

If you are in Java 6, you can use the MSCAPI keystore to read it. Just open your keystore as follows:

KeyStore msCertStore = KeyStore.getInstance("Windows-MY", "SunMSCAPI");