How can I create a keystore

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What are the steps to create a keystore for android   I need to use google maps in my app and I don t know what steps I missed  Please provide me with the specific detailed steps  I didn t understand it from the guides

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First thing to know is wether you are in Debug or Release mode. From the developer site "There are two build modes: debug mode and release mode. You use debug mode when you are developing and testing your application. You use release mode when you want to build a release version of your application that you can distribute directly to users or publish on an application marketplace such as Google Play."

If you are in debug mode you do the following ...
A. Open terminal and type:

keytool -exportcert -alias androiddebugkey -keystore path_to_debug_or_production_keystore -list -v

Note: For Eclipse, the debug keystore is typically located at ~/.android/debug.keystore...

B. when prompted for a password simply enter "android" ...

C. If you are in Release mode follow the instructions on...

http://developer.android.com/tools/publishing/app-signing.html <-- this link pretty much explains everything you need to know.

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I was crazy looking how to generate a  keystore using in the shell a single line command  so I could run it from another application  This is the way   echo y   keytool -genkeypair -dname  cn Mark Jones  ou JavaSoft  o Sun  c US  -alias business -keypass kpi135 -keystore  working android keystore -storepass ab987c -validity 20000    dname is a unique identifier for the application in the  keystore   cn the full name of the person or organization that generates the  keystore ou Organizational Unit that creates the project  its a subdivision of the Organization that creates it  Ex  android google com o Organization owner of the whole project  Its a higher scope than ou  Ex   google com c The country short code  Ex  For United States is  US   alias Identifier of the app as an single entity inside the  keystore  it can have many  keypass Password for protecting that specific alias  keystore Path where the  keystore file shall be created  the standard extension is actually  ks  storepass Password for protecting the whole  keystore content  validity Amout of days the app will be valid with this  keystore   It worked really well for me  it doesnt ask for anything else in the console  just creates the file  For more information see keytool - Key and Certificate Management Tool

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If you don t want to or can t use Android Studio  you can use the create-android-keystore NPM tool     create-android-keystore quick   Which results in a newly generated keystore in the current directory    More info  https   www npmjs com package create-android-keystore

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Create keystore  file from command line          Open Command line   Microsoft Windows  Version 6 1 7601  Copyright  c  2009 Microsoft Corporation   All rights reserved      if you want to store keystore file at C   open command line with RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR   C  Windows system32 gt  keytool -genkey -v -keystore  your keystore file path  C  index keystore  -alias  your alias name  index  -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 in days   Enter   It will prompt you for password   enter password  it will be invisible   Enter keystore password  Re-enter new password   Enter   It will ask your detail   What is your first and last name    Unknown     AB      Your Name   Name of Signer   What is the name of your organizational unit    Unknown     Self      Your Unit Name   What is the name of your organization    Unknown     Self      Your Organization Name   What is the name of your City or Locality    Unknown     INDORE      Your City Name   What is the name of your State or Province    Unknown     MP     Your State   What is the two-letter country code for this unit    Unknown    91  Enter   Enter Y  Is CN AB  OU Self  O Self  L INDORE  ST MP  C 91 correct   no    Y  Enter   Enter password again   Generating 2 048 bit RSA key pair and self-signed certificate     SHA256withRSA  with a validity of 10 000 days     for  CN AB  OU Self  O Self  L INDORE  ST MP  C 91 Enter key password for  lt index gt   RETURN if same as keystore password   Re-enter new password          Storing C  index keystore      And your are DONE      Export In Eclipse    Export your android package to  apk with your created keystore file    Right click on Package you want to export and select export  Select Export Android Application   Next  Next      Select Use Existing Keystore   Browse  keystore file   enter password   Next  Select Alias   enter password   Next  Browse APK Destination   Finish    In Android Studio   Create keystore   keystore  jks  in studio      Click Build  ALT B    Generate Signed APK     Click Create new   ALT C   Browse Key store path  SHIFT ENTER    Select Path   Enter name   OK  Fill the detail about your  jks keystore file  Next  Your file  Enter Studio Master Password  You can RESET if you don t know    OK   Select  Destination Folder     Build Type   release   for publish on app store debug   for debugging your application   Click Finish     Done

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Signing Your App in Android Studio To sign your app in release mode in Android Studio  follow these steps   1- On the menu bar  click Build  gt  Generate Signed APK     2-On the Generate Signed APK Wizard window  click Create new to create a new keystore  If you already have a keystore  go to step 4     3- On the New Key Store window  provide the required information as shown in figure Your key should be valid for at least 25 years  so you can sign app updates with the same key through the lifespan of your app     4- On the Generate Signed APK Wizard window  select a keystore  a private key  and enter the passwords for both  Then click Next  5- On the next window  select a destination for the signed APK and click Finish    referance http   developer android com tools publishing app-signing html

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Use this command to create debug keystore  keytool -genkey -v -keystore    android debug keystore -alias androiddebugkey -storepass android -keypass android -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000 -dname  CN Android Debug O Android C US

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This tutorial   http   techdroid kbeanie com 2010 02 sign-your-android-applications-for html  was very helpful for me the first time I had to create a keystore  It is simple but the instructions on developer android com are a little too brief   The part I was unsure about was where to save and what name to give the keystore file   I seems it doesn t matter where you put it just be sure to keep it safe and keep a number of backups  I just put it in my app directory  Name the file  something keystore  where something can be whatever you want  I used app name keystore  where app name was the name of my app   The next part was what to name the alias  Again it doesn t seem to matter so again I just used the app name again  Keep the passwords the same as you used before  Fill out the rest of the fields and you are done

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To answer the question in the title  you create a keystore with the Java Keytool utility that comes with any standard JDK distribution and can be located at  JAVA HOME  bin  On Windows this would usually be C  Program Files Java jre7 bin  So on Windows  open a command window and switch to that directory and enter a command like this keytool -genkey -v -keystore my-release-key keystore -alias alias name -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000  Keytool prompts you to provide passwords for the keystore  provide the Distinguished Name fields and then the password for your key  It then generates the keystore as a file called my-release-key keystore in the directory you re in  The keystore and key are protected by the passwords you entered  The keystore contains a single key  valid for 10000 days  The alias name is a name that you     will use later  to refer to this keystore when signing your application  For more information about Keytool  see the documentation at  http   docs oracle com javase 6 docs technotes tools windows keytool html and for more information on signing Android apps go here  http   developer android com tools publishing app-signing html

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You can create your keystore by exporting a signed APK  When you will try to export build a signed APK  it will ask for a keystore    You can choose your existing keystore or you can easily create a new one by clicking create new keystore  Here a link very useful and well-explained of how to create your keystore and generate a signed APK  THis link explained how to do it with Android Studio  but if I remember  it is pretty similar on Eclipse  WATCH OUT  Once you generate your keystore  keep it somewhere safe because you will need it to regenerate a new signed APK   How do I export a project in the Android studio

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I followed this guide to create the debug keystore   The command is   keytool -genkeypair -alias androiddebugkey -keypass android -keystore debug keystore -storepass android -dname  CN Android Debug O Android C US  -validity 9999

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I d like to suggest automatic way with gradle only     Define also at least one additional param for keystore in last command e g  country  -dname    c RU      apply plugin   com android application      define here sign properties def sPassword    storePassword here  def kAlias    keyAlias here  def kPassword    keyPassword here   android               signingConfigs           release               storeFile file  keystore release jks               storePassword sPassword             keyAlias kAlias             keyPassword kPassword                     buildTypes           debug               signingConfig signingConfigs release                   release               shrinkResources true             minifyEnabled true             useProguard true             signingConfig signingConfigs release             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile  proguard-android-optimize txt     proguard-rules pro                                  task generateKeystore         exec           workingDir projectDir         commandLine  mkdir    -p    keystore            exec           workingDir projectDir         commandLine  rm    -f    keystore release jks            exec           workingDir projectDir         commandLine  keytool    -genkey    -noprompt    -keystore    keystore release jks                -alias   kAlias   -storepass   sPassword   -keypass   kPassword   -dname    c RU                -keyalg    RSA    -keysize    2048    -validity    10000           project afterEvaluate       preBuild dependsOn generateKeystore     This will generate keystore on project sync and build   gt  Task  app generateKeystore UP-TO-DATE  gt  Task  app preBuild UP-TO-DATE

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