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title: The manage-certificates tool
description: "The server offers a manage-certificates tool that enables interaction with Java KeyStore (JKS) and PKCS #12 key stores."
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# The manage-certificates tool

The server offers a `manage-certificates` tool that enables interaction with Java KeyStore (JKS) and PKCS #12 key stores.

Although it behaves similarly to the `keytool` utility that accompanies most Java distributions, `manage-certificates` is easier to use, provides improved usage information, and offers additional functionality.