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Linux equivalent for the Windows certificate store

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Where is the certificate store in Linux?

The default location to install certificates is /etc/ssl/certs . This enables multiple services to use the same certificate without overly complicated file permissions. For applications that can be configured to use a CA certificate, you should also copy the /etc/ssl/certs/cacert.

Does OpenSSL use Windows certificate store?

No. Not out of the box.

What is a certificate in Linux?

A Linux® certification demonstrates a proficiency with a Linux operating system. Many organizations in the open source community offer Linux certifications to prepare IT professionals with knowledge relevant in a real-world environment.

How do I view certificates in Linux?

You can perform this with the following command: sudo update-ca-certificates . You will notice that the command reports it has installed certificates if required (up-to-date installations may already have the root certificate).


Yes, for system certificates, use

/etc/ssl/certs

AND

/etc/ssl/private (chmod 700)

For user SSH keys use the user's home folder, in a hidden folder named .ssh.

/home/user/.ssh

OR

~/.ssh

For webservers like apache, you can override the default location of certificates found in httpd.conf.