A strongbox backed Android Keystore is currently the most secure and recommended type of keystore. … For example the Android Keystore uses a hardware chip to store the keys in a secure way, while the Bouncy Castle Keystore (BKS) is a software keystore and uses an encrypted file placed on the file system.

What is the Android keystore?

The Android Keystore system lets you store cryptographic keys in a container to make it more difficult to extract from the device. Once keys are in the keystore, they can be used for cryptographic operations with the key material remaining non-exportable.

Where is the keystore file in Android?

The default location is /Users/<username>/. android/debug. keystore. if you don’t find there on keystore file then you could try another one step II which have mentioned it step II.