# Using key and certificate from browser?

Young, Colleen (colleenyoung@kpmg.com)
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 16:16:15 -0400

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    From: "Young, Colleen" <colleenyoung@kpmg.com>

    To: java-security@java.sun.com

    Subject: Using key and certificate from browser?

    Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 16:16:15 -0400

I am looking for help in utilizing the private key issued by Verisign and
stored in my browser, with Java JDK 1.2.

I can use the JKS keystore format just fine for signed applets and in
digitally signing data. The keys in that keystore are created using keytool
or the KeyPairGenerator class. However, I want to use the certificate issued
by Verisign and stored in my browser.

My approach has been to try to export the keys from the browser and put them
into the JKS-format keystore.

I can export the Certificate and the private key from Internet Explorer
version 5 just fine, but it appears that IE will give me the private key in
PKCS#12 format only.

In lieu of implementing a PKCS12 keystore, I would be glad of having a
utility or API which would allow me to read the PKCS format and transform it
into some format that either keytool or the 1.2 API would allow me to
manipulate.

I am looking for any avenue to make this work. What is your recommended
approach?

Regards,

Colleen
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