What Is Linux Trust Store

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∟What Is Linux Trust Store

This section describes what is Linux Trust Store - a set of files in Linux computers to store root CA certificates with trust information.

What Is Linux Trust Store? Linux Trust Store is a collection of root CA certificates with trust information stored at a central location on Linux computers.

Main features of Linux Trust Store are:

Linux Trust Store is located at /etc/ssl/certs/ on most Linux computers.
Root CA certificates can be stored in Linux Trust Store as certificate bundle files or individual certificate files.
Trust information can be stored with certificates in OpenSSL Trusted Certificate format.
"trust" command from the p11-kit package can be used to access Linux Trust Store.
"update-ca-certificates" and "update-ca-trust" can also be used to manage Linux Trust Store.