(Node.js) Change Password for Java KeyStore File

Demonstrates how to load a Java keystore, change the password, and save using the new password. If the Java keystore contains only trusted root certificates, then it's simply a matter of loading the JKS with the existing password, and then saving with a new password. If the JKS contains private key entries, then each private key entry must be re-keyed using the new password by calling the ChangePassword method.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var jks = new chilkat.JavaKeyStore();

    var oldJksPassword = "existingPassword";
    var newJksPassword = "newPassword";
    var jksPath = "/someDir/keyStore.jks";

    // Load the Java keystore from a file.
    var success = jks.LoadFile(oldJksPassword,jksPath);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(jks.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // If the JKS contains private key entries, then each
    // must be re-keyed with the new password by calling ChangePassword.
    var numPrivateKeys = jks.NumPrivateKeys;

    var i = 0;
    while (i < numPrivateKeys) {

        success = jks.ChangePassword(i,oldJksPassword,newJksPassword);
        if (success !== true) {
            console.log(jks.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

        i = i+1;
    }

    // Write the JKS using the new password for the JKS file's keyed digest.
    success = jks.ToFile(newJksPassword,jksPath);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(jks.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Updated the password for the Java keystore file.");

}

chilkatExample();