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 +# TrustStore
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 +Truststores contain certificates that identify parties that you choose to trust.
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 +Truststores often do not include the certificate from the remote party directly, but instead holds certificates from organizations that are trusted to identify the certificate of the remote party.
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 +Such organizations are commonly referred to as "​Certificate Authorities"​.
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 +TrustStore stores public keys and/or CA (Certificate Authorities) certificates.
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 +The SSL Java client uses SSL certificates,​ commonly `.cer` files, stored in TrustStore to verify the server identity.
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 +See also: [KeyStore](/​glossary/​k/​keystore).
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 +See also: [Identity](/​glossary/​i/​identity_store).