Visual Basic 6.0

Convert Java KeyStore to PKCS12 / PFX

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Loads a Java keystore file and saves it as a PKCS12 / PFX. A Java keystore (JKS) can contain two types of entries: (1) trusted root certificates or (2) private keys + cert chains. Usually a JKS will contain all entries of one type or another (and thus a particular JKS serves one purpose or another; meaning that a JKS containing trusted roots is used as a source for verifying pre-trusted roots, and a JKS containing private keys (and cert chains) is used as a secure, encrypted store for private keys).

A PKCS12 / PFX typically contains one or more private keys, along with each private key's certificate chain. Therefore, it typically makes sense to only write the private key entries to a PKCS12 (and the associated certificate chains). If a JKS contains trusted root certificates, it makes more sense to conver it to a PEM file (such as the CA cert bundle in PEM format from mozilla.org).

Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim jks As New ChilkatJavaKeyStore

Dim jksPassword As String
jksPassword = "myJksPassword"

' Load the Java keystore from a file.  The JKS file password is used
' to verify the keyed digest that is found at the very end of the keystore.
' It verifies that the keystore has not been modified.
success = jks.LoadFile(jksPassword,"/someDir/keyStore.jks")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print jks.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' To convert, we'll access the private key entries
' from the JKS, add each to the PKCS12, and then save the PKCS12.
Dim pkcs12 As New ChilkatPfx

Dim numPrivateKeys As Long
numPrivateKeys = jks.NumPrivateKeys
Dim i As Long

Dim privKey As PrivateKey
Dim certChain As ChilkatCertChain

' For each private key entry, get the private key and
' the associated certificate chain.
' Each private key is password protected.  Usually it is the same
' password as used for the keyed digest of the entire JKS.  
' However, this does not have to be.  The password is passed
' here to handle the possibility of each private key requiring
' a different password.
i = 0
Do While i < numPrivateKeys
    Set privKey = jks.GetPrivateKey(jksPassword,i)
    Debug.Print jks.GetPrivateKeyAlias(i)
    Set certChain = jks.GetCertChain(i)

    ' Add the private key and it's associated certificate chain to the PKCS12.
    success = pkcs12.AddPrivateKey(privKey,certChain)
    If (success <> 1) Then
        Debug.Print pkcs12.LastErrorText

        Exit Sub
    End If

    i = i + 1
Loop

' Save the PKCS12 / PFX to a file.
' The password can be the same as the JKS password, or something new.
' (With the PKCS12 format, there is a single password for the entire contents
' of the file.  With the JKS format, there is flexibility in allowing each private key
' to have it's own password.)
Dim pkcs12Password As String
pkcs12Password = "myNewPassword"
success = pkcs12.ToFile(pkcs12Password,"/pkcs12_files/myPfx.p12")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print pkcs12.LastErrorText
Else
    Debug.Print "Successfully saved to PKCS12 format."
End If