Keyboard Shortcuts
There are keyboard shortcuts available to activate common operations:
| Button | Keyboard Shortcut | Operation | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows / Linux | macOS | |||
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Ctrl+N | Cmd+N | New | Create a new KeyStore |
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Ctrl+O | Cmd+O | Open | Open an existing KeyStore from disk |
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Ctrl+Shift+D | Cmd+Shift+D | Open | Open the Default KeyStore |
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Ctrl+Shift+C | Cmd+Shift+C | Open | Open the CA Certificates KeyStore |
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Ctrl+Shift+1 | Cmd+Shift+1 | Open PKCS#11 | Open an PKCS#11 KeyStore |
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Ctrl+Shift+M | Cmd+Shift+M | Open Windows-MY | Open Windows-MY KeyStore |
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Ctrl+W | Cmd+W | Close | Close the active KeyStore |
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Ctrl+Shift+W | Cmd+Shift+W | Close All | Close all KeyStores |
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Ctrl+S | Cmd+S | Save | Save the active KeyStore to disk |
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Ctrl+Alt+S | Cmd+Alt+S | Save As | Save the active KeyStore to disk with a new name |
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Ctrl+Shift+S | Cmd+Shift+S | Save All | Save all changed KeyStores |
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Ctrl+Z | Cmd+Z | Undo | Undo the last action |
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Ctrl+Y | Cmd+Y | Redo | Redo the previously undone action |
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Ctrl+X | Cmd+X | Cut | Cut the selected KeyStore entry to the buffer |
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Ctrl+C | Cmd+C | Copy | Copy the selected KeyStore entry to the buffer |
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Ctrl+V | Cmd+V | Paste | Paste the buffer's contents into the active KeyStore |
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Ctrl+Alt+C | Cmd+Alt+C | Compare | Compare certificates |
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Ctrl+G | Cmd+G | Generate Key Pair | Generate a Key Pair with self-signed certificate in the active KeyStore |
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Ctrl+Alt+G | Cmd+Alt+G | Generate Secret Key | Generate a Secret Key in the active KeyStore |
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Ctrl+Alt+D | Cmd+Alt+D | Generate DH Parameters | Generate Diffie–Hellman Parameters |
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Ctrl+T | Cmd+T | Import Trusted Certificate | Import a Trusted Certificate into the active KeyStore |
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Ctrl+K | Cmd+K | Import Key Pair | Import a Key Pair into the active KeyStore |
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Ctrl+Alt+P | Cmd+Alt+P | Store Passphrase | Store a passphrase in the active KeyStore |
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Ctrl+Alt+V | Cmd+Alt+V | Verify PKCS#7/CMS signature | Verify a PKCS#7/CMS signature |
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Ctrl+Alt+J | Cmd+Alt+J | Verify JAR signature | Verify a JAR file signature |
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Ctrl+P | Cmd+P | Set Password | Set the active KeyStore's password |
| Enter | Enter | View KeyStore Entry Details | Display the details of the currently selected KeyStore entry | |
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Alt+Enter | Alt+Enter | Properties | Display the properties of the active KeyStore |
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Ctrl+Alt+X | Cmd+Alt+X | Export as CSV | Export the KeyStore table as CSV |
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Ctrl+E | Cmd+E | Examine File | Examine the contents of a file |
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Ctrl+F | Cmd+F | Find | Find an entry in the active KeyStore |
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Ctrl+L | Cmd+L | Examine Clipboard | Examine the contents of the system clipboard |
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Ctrl+Alt+T | Cmd+Alt+T | Examine TLS/SSL | Examine a Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection's certificate(s) |
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Ctrl+D | Cmd+D | Detect File Type | Detect a cryptographic file's type |
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F1 | F1 | Help | Display KeyStore Explorer's help pages |
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F2 | N/A | Rename | Rename the Key entry |
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Ctrl+, | Cmd+, | Preferences | Display KeyStore Explorer's preferences dialog |
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- | - | View Private Key Details | View Private Key Details |
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+ | + | View Public Key Details | View Public Key Details |
| Esc | Esc | Close Dialog | Close currently opened dialog | |
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Del | Backspace | Delete | Delete the KSE entry |
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Alt+F4 | Cmd+Q | Exit or Quit | Exit or Quit KeyStore Explorer |






































