KeyStore (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: java.security.KeyStore class
Date: 2026-08-19

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## Class KeyStore

- java.lang.Object
- - java.security.KeyStore

-     public class KeyStore
      extends Object

  This class represents a storage facility for cryptographic keys and certificates.

  A `KeyStore` manages different types of entries. Each type of entry implements the `KeyStore.Entry` interface. Three basic `KeyStore.Entry` implementations are provided:

  - KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry

    This type of entry holds a cryptographic `PrivateKey`, which is optionally stored in a protected format to prevent unauthorized access. It is also accompanied by a certificate chain for the corresponding public key.

    Private keys and certificate chains are used by a given entity for self-authentication. Applications for this authentication include software distribution organizations which sign JAR files as part of releasing and/or licensing software.

  - KeyStore.SecretKeyEntry

    This type of entry holds a cryptographic `SecretKey`, which is optionally stored in a protected format to prevent unauthorized access.

  - KeyStore.TrustedCertificateEntry

    This type of entry contains a single public key `Certificate` belonging to another party. It is called a trusted certificate because the keystore owner trusts that the public key in the certificate indeed belongs to the identity identified by the subject (owner) of the certificate.

    This type of entry can be used to authenticate other parties.

  Each entry in a keystore is identified by an "alias" string. In the case of private keys and their associated certificate chains, these strings distinguish among the different ways in which the entity may authenticate itself. For example, the entity may authenticate itself using different certificate authorities, or using different public key algorithms.

  Whether aliases are case sensitive is implementation dependent. In order to avoid problems, it is recommended not to use aliases in a KeyStore that only differ in case.

  Whether keystores are persistent, and the mechanisms used by the keystore if it is persistent, are not specified here. This allows use of a variety of techniques for protecting sensitive (e.g., private or secret) keys. Smart cards or other integrated cryptographic engines (SafeKeyper) are one option, and simpler mechanisms such as files may also be used (in a variety of formats).

  Typical ways to request a KeyStore object include relying on the default type and providing a specific keystore type.

  - To rely on the default type:

            KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());

    The system will return a keystore implementation for the default type.
  - To provide a specific keystore type:

              KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance("JKS");

    The system will return the most preferred implementation of the specified keystore type available in the environment.

  Before a keystore can be accessed, it must be `loaded`.

          KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());

          // get user password and file input stream
          char[] password = getPassword();

          try (FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream("keyStoreName")) {
              ks.load(fis, password);
          }

  To create an empty keystore using the above `load` method, pass `null` as the `InputStream` argument.

  Once the keystore has been loaded, it is possible to read existing entries from the keystore, or to write new entries into the keystore:

          KeyStore.ProtectionParameter protParam =
              new KeyStore.PasswordProtection(password);

          // get my private key
          KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry pkEntry = (KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry)
              ks.getEntry("privateKeyAlias", protParam);
          PrivateKey myPrivateKey = pkEntry.getPrivateKey();

          // save my secret key
          javax.crypto.SecretKey mySecretKey;
          KeyStore.SecretKeyEntry skEntry =
              new KeyStore.SecretKeyEntry(mySecretKey);
          ks.setEntry("secretKeyAlias", skEntry, protParam);

          // store away the keystore
          try (FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream("newKeyStoreName")) {
              ks.store(fos, password);
          }

  Note that although the same password may be used to load the keystore, to protect the private key entry, to protect the secret key entry, and to store the keystore (as is shown in the sample code above), different passwords or other protection parameters may also be used.

  Every implementation of the Java platform is required to support the following standard `KeyStore` type:

  - `PKCS12`
  This type is described in the KeyStore section of the Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation. Consult the release documentation for your implementation to see if any other types are supported.
  Since:
    1.2
  See Also:
    `PrivateKey`, `SecretKey`, `Certificate`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `KeyStore.Builder` A description of a to-be-instantiated KeyStore object.
    `static class` | `KeyStore.CallbackHandlerProtection` A ProtectionParameter encapsulating a CallbackHandler.
    `static interface` | `KeyStore.Entry` A marker interface for `KeyStore` entry types.
    `static interface` | `KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter` A marker interface for `KeyStore` `load` and `store` parameters.
    `static class` | `KeyStore.PasswordProtection` A password-based implementation of `ProtectionParameter`.
    `static class` | `KeyStore.PrivateKeyEntry` A `KeyStore` entry that holds a `PrivateKey` and corresponding certificate chain.
    `static interface` | `KeyStore.ProtectionParameter` A marker interface for keystore protection parameters.
    `static class` | `KeyStore.SecretKeyEntry` A `KeyStore` entry that holds a `SecretKey`.
    `static class` | `KeyStore.TrustedCertificateEntry` A `KeyStore` entry that holds a trusted `Certificate`.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `KeyStore(KeyStoreSpi keyStoreSpi, Provider provider, String type)` Creates a KeyStore object of the given type, and encapsulates the given provider implementation (SPI object) in it.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Enumeration<String>` | `aliases()` Lists all the alias names of this keystore.
    `boolean` | `containsAlias(String alias)` Checks if the given alias exists in this keystore.
    `void` | `deleteEntry(String alias)` Deletes the entry identified by the given alias from this keystore.
    `boolean` | `entryInstanceOf(String alias, Class<? extends KeyStore.Entry> entryClass)` Determines if the keystore `Entry` for the specified `alias` is an instance or subclass of the specified `entryClass`.
    `Certificate` | `getCertificate(String alias)` Returns the certificate associated with the given alias.
    `String` | `getCertificateAlias(Certificate cert)` Returns the (alias) name of the first keystore entry whose certificate matches the given certificate.
    `Certificate[]` | `getCertificateChain(String alias)` Returns the certificate chain associated with the given alias.
    `Date` | `getCreationDate(String alias)` Returns the creation date of the entry identified by the given alias.
    `static String` | `getDefaultType()` Returns the default keystore type as specified by the `keystore.type` security property, or the string "jks" (acronym for "Java keystore") if no such property exists.
    `KeyStore.Entry` | `getEntry(String alias, KeyStore.ProtectionParameter protParam)` Gets a keystore `Entry` for the specified alias with the specified protection parameter.
    `static KeyStore` | `getInstance(String type)` Returns a keystore object of the specified type.
    `static KeyStore` | `getInstance(String type, Provider provider)` Returns a keystore object of the specified type.
    `static KeyStore` | `getInstance(String type, String provider)` Returns a keystore object of the specified type.
    `Key` | `getKey(String alias, char[] password)` Returns the key associated with the given alias, using the given password to recover it.
    `Provider` | `getProvider()` Returns the provider of this keystore.
    `String` | `getType()` Returns the type of this keystore.
    `boolean` | `isCertificateEntry(String alias)` Returns true if the entry identified by the given alias was created by a call to `setCertificateEntry`, or created by a call to `setEntry` with a `TrustedCertificateEntry`.
    `boolean` | `isKeyEntry(String alias)` Returns true if the entry identified by the given alias was created by a call to `setKeyEntry`, or created by a call to `setEntry` with a `PrivateKeyEntry` or a `SecretKeyEntry`.
    `void` | `load(InputStream stream, char[] password)` Loads this KeyStore from the given input stream.
    `void` | `load(KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter param)` Loads this keystore using the given `LoadStoreParameter`.
    `void` | `setCertificateEntry(String alias, Certificate cert)` Assigns the given trusted certificate to the given alias.
    `void` | `setEntry(String alias, KeyStore.Entry entry, KeyStore.ProtectionParameter protParam)` Saves a keystore `Entry` under the specified alias.
    `void` | `setKeyEntry(String alias, byte[] key, Certificate[] chain)` Assigns the given key (that has already been protected) to the given alias.
    `void` | `setKeyEntry(String alias, Key key, char[] password, Certificate[] chain)` Assigns the given key to the given alias, protecting it with the given password.
    `int` | `size()` Retrieves the number of entries in this keystore.
    `void` | `store(KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter param)` Stores this keystore using the given `LoadStoreParameter`.
    `void` | `store(OutputStream stream, char[] password)` Stores this keystore to the given output stream, and protects its integrity with the given password.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### KeyStore

          protected KeyStore(KeyStoreSpi keyStoreSpi,
                             Provider provider,
                             String type)

      Creates a KeyStore object of the given type, and encapsulates the given provider implementation (SPI object) in it.
      Parameters:
        `keyStoreSpi` - the provider implementation.
        `provider` - the provider.
        `type` - the keystore type.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getInstance

          public static KeyStore getInstance(String type)
                                      throws KeyStoreException

      Returns a keystore object of the specified type.

      This method traverses the list of registered security Providers, starting with the most preferred Provider. A new KeyStore object encapsulating the KeyStoreSpi implementation from the first Provider that supports the specified type is returned.

      Note that the list of registered providers may be retrieved via the `Security.getProviders()` method.

      Parameters:
        `type` - the type of keystore. See the KeyStore section in the Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation for information about standard keystore types.
      Returns:
        a keystore object of the specified type.
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if no Provider supports a KeyStoreSpi implementation for the specified type.
      See Also:
        `Provider`

    - #### getInstance

          public static KeyStore getInstance(String type,
                                             String provider)
                                      throws KeyStoreException,
                                             NoSuchProviderException

      Returns a keystore object of the specified type.

      A new KeyStore object encapsulating the KeyStoreSpi implementation from the specified provider is returned. The specified provider must be registered in the security provider list.

      Note that the list of registered providers may be retrieved via the `Security.getProviders()` method.

      Parameters:
        `type` - the type of keystore. See the KeyStore section in the Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation for information about standard keystore types.
        `provider` - the name of the provider.
      Returns:
        a keystore object of the specified type.
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if a KeyStoreSpi implementation for the specified type is not available from the specified provider.
        `NoSuchProviderException` - if the specified provider is not registered in the security provider list.
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the provider name is null or empty.
      See Also:
        `Provider`

    - #### getInstance

          public static KeyStore getInstance(String type,
                                             Provider provider)
                                      throws KeyStoreException

      Returns a keystore object of the specified type.

      A new KeyStore object encapsulating the KeyStoreSpi implementation from the specified Provider object is returned. Note that the specified Provider object does not have to be registered in the provider list.

      Parameters:
        `type` - the type of keystore. See the KeyStore section in the Java Cryptography Architecture Standard Algorithm Name Documentation for information about standard keystore types.
        `provider` - the provider.
      Returns:
        a keystore object of the specified type.
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if KeyStoreSpi implementation for the specified type is not available from the specified Provider object.
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the specified provider is null.
      Since:
        1.4
      See Also:
        `Provider`

    - #### getDefaultType

          public static final String getDefaultType()

      Returns the default keystore type as specified by the `keystore.type` security property, or the string "jks" (acronym for "Java keystore") if no such property exists.

      The default keystore type can be used by applications that do not want to use a hard-coded keystore type when calling one of the `getInstance` methods, and want to provide a default keystore type in case a user does not specify its own.

      The default keystore type can be changed by setting the value of the `keystore.type` security property to the desired keystore type.

      Returns:
        the default keystore type as specified by the `keystore.type` security property, or the string "jks" if no such property exists.
      See Also:
        `security properties`

    - #### getProvider

          public final Provider getProvider()

      Returns the provider of this keystore.
      Returns:
        the provider of this keystore.

    - #### getType

          public final String getType()

      Returns the type of this keystore.
      Returns:
        the type of this keystore.

    - #### getKey

          public final Key getKey(String alias,
                                  char[] password)
                           throws KeyStoreException,
                                  NoSuchAlgorithmException,
                                  UnrecoverableKeyException

      Returns the key associated with the given alias, using the given password to recover it. The key must have been associated with the alias by a call to `setKeyEntry`, or by a call to `setEntry` with a `PrivateKeyEntry` or `SecretKeyEntry`.
      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias name
        `password` - the password for recovering the key
      Returns:
        the requested key, or null if the given alias does not exist or does not identify a key-related entry.
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded).
        `NoSuchAlgorithmException` - if the algorithm for recovering the key cannot be found
        `UnrecoverableKeyException` - if the key cannot be recovered (e.g., the given password is wrong).

    - #### getCertificateChain

          public final Certificate[] getCertificateChain(String alias)
                                                  throws KeyStoreException

      Returns the certificate chain associated with the given alias. The certificate chain must have been associated with the alias by a call to `setKeyEntry`, or by a call to `setEntry` with a `PrivateKeyEntry`.
      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias name
      Returns:
        the certificate chain (ordered with the user's certificate first followed by zero or more certificate authorities), or null if the given alias does not exist or does not contain a certificate chain
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded).

    - #### getCertificate

          public final Certificate getCertificate(String alias)
                                           throws KeyStoreException

      Returns the certificate associated with the given alias.

      If the given alias name identifies an entry created by a call to `setCertificateEntry`, or created by a call to `setEntry` with a `TrustedCertificateEntry`, then the trusted certificate contained in that entry is returned.

      If the given alias name identifies an entry created by a call to `setKeyEntry`, or created by a call to `setEntry` with a `PrivateKeyEntry`, then the first element of the certificate chain in that entry is returned.

      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias name
      Returns:
        the certificate, or null if the given alias does not exist or does not contain a certificate.
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded).

    - #### getCreationDate

          public final Date getCreationDate(String alias)
                                     throws KeyStoreException

      Returns the creation date of the entry identified by the given alias.
      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias name
      Returns:
        the creation date of this entry, or null if the given alias does not exist
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded).

    - #### setKeyEntry

          public final void setKeyEntry(String alias,
                                        Key key,
                                        char[] password,
                                        Certificate[] chain)
                                 throws KeyStoreException

      Assigns the given key to the given alias, protecting it with the given password.

      If the given key is of type `java.security.PrivateKey`, it must be accompanied by a certificate chain certifying the corresponding public key.

      If the given alias already exists, the keystore information associated with it is overridden by the given key (and possibly certificate chain).

      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias name
        `key` - the key to be associated with the alias
        `password` - the password to protect the key
        `chain` - the certificate chain for the corresponding public key (only required if the given key is of type `java.security.PrivateKey`).
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded), the given key cannot be protected, or this operation fails for some other reason

    - #### setKeyEntry

          public final void setKeyEntry(String alias,
                                        byte[] key,
                                        Certificate[] chain)
                                 throws KeyStoreException

      Assigns the given key (that has already been protected) to the given alias.

      If the protected key is of type `java.security.PrivateKey`, it must be accompanied by a certificate chain certifying the corresponding public key. If the underlying keystore implementation is of type `jks`, `key` must be encoded as an `EncryptedPrivateKeyInfo` as defined in the PKCS #8 standard.

      If the given alias already exists, the keystore information associated with it is overridden by the given key (and possibly certificate chain).

      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias name
        `key` - the key (in protected format) to be associated with the alias
        `chain` - the certificate chain for the corresponding public key (only useful if the protected key is of type `java.security.PrivateKey`).
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded), or if this operation fails for some other reason.

    - #### setCertificateEntry

          public final void setCertificateEntry(String alias,
                                                Certificate cert)
                                         throws KeyStoreException

      Assigns the given trusted certificate to the given alias.

      If the given alias identifies an existing entry created by a call to `setCertificateEntry`, or created by a call to `setEntry` with a `TrustedCertificateEntry`, the trusted certificate in the existing entry is overridden by the given certificate.

      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias name
        `cert` - the certificate
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized, or the given alias already exists and does not identify an entry containing a trusted certificate, or this operation fails for some other reason.

    - #### deleteEntry

          public final void deleteEntry(String alias)
                                 throws KeyStoreException

      Deletes the entry identified by the given alias from this keystore.
      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias name
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized, or if the entry cannot be removed.

    - #### aliases

          public final Enumeration<String> aliases()
                                            throws KeyStoreException

      Lists all the alias names of this keystore.
      Returns:
        enumeration of the alias names
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded).

    - #### containsAlias

          public final boolean containsAlias(String alias)
                                      throws KeyStoreException

      Checks if the given alias exists in this keystore.
      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias name
      Returns:
        true if the alias exists, false otherwise
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded).

    - #### size

          public final int size()
                         throws KeyStoreException

      Retrieves the number of entries in this keystore.
      Returns:
        the number of entries in this keystore
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded).

    - #### isKeyEntry

          public final boolean isKeyEntry(String alias)
                                   throws KeyStoreException

      Returns true if the entry identified by the given alias was created by a call to `setKeyEntry`, or created by a call to `setEntry` with a `PrivateKeyEntry` or a `SecretKeyEntry`.
      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias for the keystore entry to be checked
      Returns:
        true if the entry identified by the given alias is a key-related entry, false otherwise.
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded).

    - #### isCertificateEntry

          public final boolean isCertificateEntry(String alias)
                                           throws KeyStoreException

      Returns true if the entry identified by the given alias was created by a call to `setCertificateEntry`, or created by a call to `setEntry` with a `TrustedCertificateEntry`.
      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias for the keystore entry to be checked
      Returns:
        true if the entry identified by the given alias contains a trusted certificate, false otherwise.
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded).

    - #### getCertificateAlias

          public final String getCertificateAlias(Certificate cert)
                                           throws KeyStoreException

      Returns the (alias) name of the first keystore entry whose certificate matches the given certificate.

      This method attempts to match the given certificate with each keystore entry. If the entry being considered was created by a call to `setCertificateEntry`, or created by a call to `setEntry` with a `TrustedCertificateEntry`, then the given certificate is compared to that entry's certificate.

      If the entry being considered was created by a call to `setKeyEntry`, or created by a call to `setEntry` with a `PrivateKeyEntry`, then the given certificate is compared to the first element of that entry's certificate chain.

      Parameters:
        `cert` - the certificate to match with.
      Returns:
        the alias name of the first entry with a matching certificate, or null if no such entry exists in this keystore.
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded).

    - #### store

          public final void store(OutputStream stream,
                                  char[] password)
                           throws KeyStoreException,
                                  IOException,
                                  NoSuchAlgorithmException,
                                  CertificateException

      Stores this keystore to the given output stream, and protects its integrity with the given password.
      Parameters:
        `stream` - the output stream to which this keystore is written.
        `password` - the password to generate the keystore integrity check
      Throws:
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded).
        `IOException` - if there was an I/O problem with data
        `NoSuchAlgorithmException` - if the appropriate data integrity algorithm could not be found
        `CertificateException` - if any of the certificates included in the keystore data could not be stored

    - #### store

          public final void store(KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter param)
                           throws KeyStoreException,
                                  IOException,
                                  NoSuchAlgorithmException,
                                  CertificateException

      Stores this keystore using the given `LoadStoreParameter`.
      Parameters:
        `param` - the `LoadStoreParameter` that specifies how to store the keystore, which may be `null`
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the given `LoadStoreParameter` input is not recognized
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded)
        `IOException` - if there was an I/O problem with data
        `NoSuchAlgorithmException` - if the appropriate data integrity algorithm could not be found
        `CertificateException` - if any of the certificates included in the keystore data could not be stored
      Since:
        1.5

    - #### load

          public final void load(InputStream stream,
                                 char[] password)
                          throws IOException,
                                 NoSuchAlgorithmException,
                                 CertificateException

      Loads this KeyStore from the given input stream.

      A password may be given to unlock the keystore (e.g. the keystore resides on a hardware token device), or to check the integrity of the keystore data. If a password is not given for integrity checking, then integrity checking is not performed.

      In order to create an empty keystore, or if the keystore cannot be initialized from a stream, pass `null` as the `stream` argument.

      Note that if this keystore has already been loaded, it is reinitialized and loaded again from the given input stream.

      Parameters:
        `stream` - the input stream from which the keystore is loaded, or `null`
        `password` - the password used to check the integrity of the keystore, the password used to unlock the keystore, or `null`
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if there is an I/O or format problem with the keystore data, if a password is required but not given, or if the given password was incorrect. If the error is due to a wrong password, the `cause` of the `IOException` should be an `UnrecoverableKeyException`
        `NoSuchAlgorithmException` - if the algorithm used to check the integrity of the keystore cannot be found
        `CertificateException` - if any of the certificates in the keystore could not be loaded

    - #### load

          public final void load(KeyStore.LoadStoreParameter param)
                          throws IOException,
                                 NoSuchAlgorithmException,
                                 CertificateException

      Loads this keystore using the given `LoadStoreParameter`.

      Note that if this KeyStore has already been loaded, it is reinitialized and loaded again from the given parameter.

      Parameters:
        `param` - the `LoadStoreParameter` that specifies how to load the keystore, which may be `null`
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the given `LoadStoreParameter` input is not recognized
        `IOException` - if there is an I/O or format problem with the keystore data. If the error is due to an incorrect `ProtectionParameter` (e.g. wrong password) the `cause` of the `IOException` should be an `UnrecoverableKeyException`
        `NoSuchAlgorithmException` - if the algorithm used to check the integrity of the keystore cannot be found
        `CertificateException` - if any of the certificates in the keystore could not be loaded
      Since:
        1.5

    - #### getEntry

          public final KeyStore.Entry getEntry(String alias,
                                               KeyStore.ProtectionParameter protParam)
                                        throws NoSuchAlgorithmException,
                                               UnrecoverableEntryException,
                                               KeyStoreException

      Gets a keystore `Entry` for the specified alias with the specified protection parameter.
      Parameters:
        `alias` - get the keystore `Entry` for this alias
        `protParam` - the `ProtectionParameter` used to protect the `Entry`, which may be `null`
      Returns:
        the keystore `Entry` for the specified alias, or `null` if there is no such entry
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - if `alias` is `null`
        `NoSuchAlgorithmException` - if the algorithm for recovering the entry cannot be found
        `UnrecoverableEntryException` - if the specified `protParam` were insufficient or invalid
        `UnrecoverableKeyException` - if the entry is a `PrivateKeyEntry` or `SecretKeyEntry` and the specified `protParam` does not contain the information needed to recover the key (e.g. wrong password)
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded).
      Since:
        1.5
      See Also:
        `setEntry(String, KeyStore.Entry, KeyStore.ProtectionParameter)`

    - #### setEntry

          public final void setEntry(String alias,
                                     KeyStore.Entry entry,
                                     KeyStore.ProtectionParameter protParam)
                              throws KeyStoreException

      Saves a keystore `Entry` under the specified alias. The protection parameter is used to protect the `Entry`.

      If an entry already exists for the specified alias, it is overridden.

      Parameters:
        `alias` - save the keystore `Entry` under this alias
        `entry` - the `Entry` to save
        `protParam` - the `ProtectionParameter` used to protect the `Entry`, which may be `null`
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - if `alias` or `entry` is `null`
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded), or if this operation fails for some other reason
      Since:
        1.5
      See Also:
        `getEntry(String, KeyStore.ProtectionParameter)`

    - #### entryInstanceOf

          public final boolean entryInstanceOf(String alias,
                                               Class<? extends KeyStore.Entry> entryClass)
                                        throws KeyStoreException

      Determines if the keystore `Entry` for the specified `alias` is an instance or subclass of the specified `entryClass`.
      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias name
        `entryClass` - the entry class
      Returns:
        true if the keystore `Entry` for the specified `alias` is an instance or subclass of the specified `entryClass`, false otherwise
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - if `alias` or `entryClass` is `null`
        `KeyStoreException` - if the keystore has not been initialized (loaded)
      Since:
        1.5

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