How to use a file in a jar as javax.net.ssl.keystore?

Question

I\'m trying to do something like

URL clientks = com.messaging.SubscriptionManager.class.getResource( \"client.ks\" );
String path = clientks.toURI().getPath         


        

Answer 1

You can get an InputStream to a resource in a jar file, but not a File. If the "thing" that ultimately reads the keystore expects a File or a path to a file, your only option is to extract it to the filesystem.