What is a .KEYSTORE file?
A .keystore file holds keys and certificates, commonly used to sign Android apps.
- Did you know
- Android developers sign every app with a key kept in a keystore file.
- The .keystore extension usually holds a Java KeyStore (JKS), a proprietary Sun Microsystems format that was Java’s default for years.
- From JDK 9 onward the default keystore type switched to the standardised PKCS12, which offers stronger algorithms than JKS.
- What Analyser reads
- Inspect security and crypto files: PEM private/public keys (RSA/EC/Ed25519, PKCS#1 vs PKCS#8, encryption), OpenSSH .pub with SHA-256 fingerprint, PuTTY .ppk, PKCS#10 CSR, X.509 CRL, PKCS#7 bundles, OpenVPN/WireGuard configs, Java KeyStores, Apple .mobileconfig/.mobileprovision, Windows .reg (with autorun flagging), and pcap/pcapng captures - warning when a private key or secret is present.
- Depth of analysis
- .KEYSTORE is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .KEYSTORE file
- Drag a .KEYSTORE file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.