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PKI.js VS KeyStore Explorer

Compare PKI.js VS KeyStore Explorer and see what are their differences

PKI.js logo PKI.js

PKIjs is a pure JavaScript library implementing the formats that are used in PKI applications (signing, encryption, certificate requests, OCSP and TSP requests/responses). It is built on WebCrypto (Web Cryptography API) and requires no plug-ins.

KeyStore Explorer logo KeyStore Explorer

KeyStore Explorer is an open source GUI replacement for the Java command-line utilities keytool and jarsigner. KeyStore Explorer presents their functionality, and more, via an intuitive graphical user interface.
  • PKI.js Landing page
    Landing page //
    2019-05-08
  • KeyStore Explorer Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-03-20

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Keystore Explorer Quick Overview

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  • Tutorial - How to Prepare Keystore Explorer in PaperCut

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to PKI.js and KeyStore Explorer)
Javascript UI Libraries
100 100%
0% 0
Digital Signage
0 0%
100% 100
Web Development Tools
30 30%
70% 70
Password Management
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100% 100

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, KeyStore Explorer seems to be a lot more popular than PKI.js. While we know about 12 links to KeyStore Explorer, we've tracked only 1 mention of PKI.js. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

PKI.js mentions (1)

  • Ask HN: Tools you have made for yourself?
    I have several networking devices around the country with OpenWrt on them (for example, at my mom's house). They serve different needs, with different selections of packages installed, and are not of the same hardware, so keeping them up to date proved a hassle eventually. I chose to wrap some primitive Python around OpenWrt's excellent ImageBuilder that helps me keep a declarative build configuration around in an... - Source: Hacker News / about 3 years ago

KeyStore Explorer mentions (12)

  • Caddy 2.8
    > I still have nightmares about trying to set up SSL with nginx and my own self-managed certificates. For anyone who needs to run their own CA (which I'm now doing for my homelab), I've found that using GUI software like KeyStore explorer is a sufficiently easy and lazy way of doing that, which actually works well, both for securing regular sites, as well as doing mTLS: https://keystore-explorer.org/ > Shoutout to... - Source: Hacker News / 15 days ago
  • make csr file from cert.pem
    Yes, that's clear but you need the private key to create a CSR. I'm guessing since you are using a Java app you should either have a JKS (old fashioned) or a P12 (pkcs12) keystore, one of those should contain the private key, you can use keystore explorer to extract the data. Https://keystore-explorer.org/. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Mkcert: Simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates
    Personally, I've also had decent experiences with Keystore Explorer: https://keystore-explorer.org/ I actually wrote about using it on my blog, which has plenty of screenshots: https://blog.kronis.dev/tutorials/lets-run-our-own-ca. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
  • Export root + intermediate + CA Certificate
    Then let me tell you about keystore explorer https://keystore-explorer.org/ which will make your life a lot easier (and less chance that there are more then 1 keys inside your keystore. Source: over 1 year ago
  • If OpenSSL Were a GUI
    I... Kind of like it? Not the fact that using such a GUI would be almost impossible, like the humorous example of an "engineer oriented UI" in the Silicon Valley series https://www.reddit.com/r/SiliconValleyHBO/comments/4nvvnl/pied_pipers_easytouse_tools/ which might be confusing for most people. But rather the fact that all of the complexity the software has is laid bare, so that nobody could mistakenly assume... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing PKI.js and KeyStore Explorer, you can also consider the following products

Smallstep Certificates - A private certificate authority (X.509 & SSH) & ACME server for secure automated certificate management, so you can use TLS everywhere & SSO for SSH.

TinyCA - TinyCA is a simple graphical userinterface written in Perl/Gtk to manage a small CA (Certification...

Zepto.js - Zepto is a minimalist JavaScript library for modern browsers with a largely jQuery-compatible API.

OpenXPKI - OpenXPKI is a software stack that provides all necessary components to manage keys and certificates...

jQuery - The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library.

EJBCA - EJBCA® is a PKI Certificate Authority software, built using Java (JEE) technology.