spring-projects/spring-boot · error · IllegalStateException

Error adding certificates to KeyStore: ${ex.getMessage()}

Error message

Error adding certificates to KeyStore: ${ex.getMessage()}

What it means

Error "Error adding certificates to KeyStore: ${ex.getMessage()}" thrown in spring-projects/spring-boot.

Source

Thrown at buildpack/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/ssl/KeyStoreFactory.java:63

	/**
	 * Create a new {@link KeyStore} populated with the certificate stored at the
	 * specified file path and an optional private key.
	 * @param certPath the path to the certificate authority file
	 * @param keyPath the path to the private file
	 * @param alias the alias to use for KeyStore entries
	 * @return the {@code KeyStore}
	 */
	static KeyStore create(Path certPath, @Nullable Path keyPath, String alias) {
		try {
			KeyStore keyStore = getKeyStore();
			String certificateText = Files.readString(certPath);
			List<X509Certificate> certificates = PemCertificateParser.parse(certificateText);
			PrivateKey privateKey = getPrivateKey(keyPath);
			try {
				addCertificates(keyStore, certificates.toArray(X509Certificate[]::new), privateKey, alias);
			}
			catch (KeyStoreException ex) {
				throw new IllegalStateException("Error adding certificates to KeyStore: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
			}
			return keyStore;
		}
		catch (GeneralSecurityException | IOException ex) {
			throw new IllegalStateException("Error creating KeyStore: " + ex.getMessage(), ex);
		}
	}

	private static KeyStore getKeyStore()
			throws KeyStoreException, IOException, NoSuchAlgorithmException, CertificateException {
		KeyStore keyStore = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		keyStore.load(null);
		return keyStore;
	}

	private static @Nullable PrivateKey getPrivateKey(@Nullable Path path) throws IOException {
		if (path != null && Files.exists(path)) {
			String text = Files.readString(path);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at buildpack/spring-boot-buildpack-platform/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/buildpack/platform/docker/ssl/KeyStoreFactory.java:63 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of spring-projects/spring-boot@5b2dbdbb8b (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/edee9502d7253810.json. Report an issue: GitHub.