keytool error: java.security.KeyStoreException: BKS not found

Question

how to create a .bks keystore in java sun keytool, what should i do?

C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\jre\bin>keytool -genkey -alias server3private -ke
ystore server3.private -storetype BKS -keyalg rsa -dname "CN=Your Name, OU=Your
Organizational Unit, O=Your Organization, L=Your City, S=Your State, C=Your Coun
try" -storepass tahirpw -keypass tahirpw

it gives me error

keytool error: java.security.KeyStoreException: BKS not found

Answer 1

Your error indicates that keytool tries to instantiate a BKS keystore but no Cryptographic Service Provider (CSP) is able to provide such an implementation. BKS keystore type is a type implemented by the BouncyCastle CSP.

Therefore there is 2 solutions:

1. install this provider with Java. Oracle published along with Java a comprehensive documentation.

2. pass to keytool the suitable options to indicate which CSP should be used and its location:

-storetype BKS                                               <- keystore type
-provider org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider <- CSP implementation
-providerpath /path/to/bouncycastle.jar                      <- Path to the CSP jar file