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I'm writing a Java desktop application that will be available to the public. It will contact backend APIs via HTTPS using Jersey client.

I don't know anything about using certificates in desktop apps but from what I've found out so far I'll need to create an SSLContext that reads a public certificate from a KeyStore that is protected by a password.

I'm assuming I can distribute the contents of the KeyStore by packaging it in the Jar of my app. But I don't see how I can securely make the key store password available to the app. I don't want the users to have to enter it manually.

I'm writing a desktop application that will be available to the public. It will contact backend APIs via HTTPS using Jersey client.

I don't know anything about using certificates in desktop apps but from what I've found out so far I'll need to create an SSLContext that reads a public certificate from a KeyStore that is protected by a password.

I'm assuming I can distribute the contents of the KeyStore by packaging it in the Jar of my app. But I don't see how I can securely make the key store password available to the app. I don't want the users to have to enter it manually.

I'm writing a Java desktop application that will be available to the public. It will contact backend APIs via HTTPS using Jersey client.

I don't know anything about using certificates in desktop apps but from what I've found out so far I'll need to create an SSLContext that reads a public certificate from a KeyStore that is protected by a password.

I'm assuming I can distribute the contents of the KeyStore by packaging it in the Jar of my app. But I don't see how I can securely make the key store password available to the app. I don't want the users to have to enter it manually.

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How to access secure web services from a desktop application?

I'm writing a desktop application that will be available to the public. It will contact backend APIs via HTTPS using Jersey client.

I don't know anything about using certificates in desktop apps but from what I've found out so far I'll need to create an SSLContext that reads a public certificate from a KeyStore that is protected by a password.

I'm assuming I can distribute the contents of the KeyStore by packaging it in the Jar of my app. But I don't see how I can securely make the key store password available to the app. I don't want the users to have to enter it manually.