Where is the Keytool application?

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I need to use mapview control in android and I can't seem to understand how to run keytool. Is it installed with eclipse? I can't seem to find a download link.

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score 203 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 12 '20 at 07:37

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keytool is a tool to manage (public/private) security keys and certificates and store them in a Java KeyStore file (stored_file_name.jks).
It is provided with any standard JDK/JRE distributions.
You can find it under the following folder %JAVA_HOME%\bin.

edited Oct 12 '20 at 07:37

ahmednabil88

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answered Jan 28 '11 at 16:01

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`$JAVA_HOME/bin` for Linux and friends – clapsus Jul 30 '15 at 13:45
@evandrix When I open keytools.exe it keeps closing. – Jodi Jan 23 '17 at 16:09
It's not meant to be opened, it's a command line tool (and should close as soon as it prints whatever it prints initially). – milosmns Feb 11 '18 at 16:20
Do not forget the double quotes, depending on your (Windows) configuration : `"%JAVA_HOME%\bin\keytool"` – SR_ Mar 11 '18 at 22:03
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keytool is provided not only in JDK but also in JRE destribution which takes less disk space – VeganHunter Jul 24 '19 at 23:27

score 196 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 01 '17 at 10:21

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keytool is part of the standard java distribution.

In a windows 64-bit machine, you would normally find the jdk at

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_121\bin

It is used for managing keys and certificates you can sign things with, in your case, probably a jar file.

If you provide more details of what you need to do, we could probably give you a more specific answer.

edited Mar 01 '17 at 10:21

Veverke

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answered Jan 28 '11 at 15:59

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how can I use it? it is not available from the cmd propmp in windows – Amit Raz Jan 28 '11 at 16:01
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Your link points to the Java 1.3 (very old!) documentation. The docs for the Java SE 6 version are here: http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/tools/solaris/keytool.html – Jesper Jan 28 '11 at 16:01
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@Amit if you have the JDK installed and added the `bin` folder of your JDK to the `PATH` you should be able to use the `keytool`. – Jesper Jan 28 '11 at 16:02
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Funny, the question is "where", not "what", is keytool... why was this even accepted. – Zoomzoom May 12 '16 at 19:05
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@Zoomzoom: Thought the same after ending up here. Edited the question to fix this. – Veverke Mar 01 '17 at 10:22
Installing entire JDK is not necessary if you need just keytool. It is sufficient to install JRE (Jave Runtime) - it is smaller than JDK (Java Development Kit) – VeganHunter Jul 24 '19 at 23:25

score 11 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 12 '13 at 04:47

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For me it turned out to be in c/Program Files/Java/jdk1.7.0_25/bin (Windows 8). A more general answer to this question is that it will most likely be in the bin sub directory of wherever your jdk is installed.

answered Jul 12 '13 at 04:47

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score 8 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 17 '16 at 06:50

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keytool it's a binary file into the JDK folder ... just add your JDK as environment variable by adding the following line

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_65\bin

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score 5 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 09 '14 at 23:14

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If you are working with a Mac... the keytool is part of the Java SDK and can be found in the following location /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/[VERSION].jdk/Contents/Home/bin/keytool

answered Mar 09 '14 at 23:14

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score 4 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 14 '14 at 14:52

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here: C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\bin it is an exe keytool.exe

answered Jan 14 '14 at 14:52

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score 3 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 24 '16 at 08:45

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It is in path/to/jdk/bin. Make sure that $JAVA_HOME is defined, and $JAVA_HOME/bin is added to $PATH, or else the 'keytool' command won't be recognized when called.

answered Oct 24 '16 at 08:45

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score 2 · Answer 8 · answered Feb 16 '21 at 12:32

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If you have Android installed in windows, you will also find it here: C:\Program Files\Android\jdk\microsoft_dist_openjdk_1.8.0.25\jre\bin

answered Feb 16 '21 at 12:32

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score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Mar 20 '14 at 13:03

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If you have java installed of course keytool is in there. What you need to do is to add it on your PATH variable.

answered Mar 20 '14 at 13:03

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