Portecle1.11

Portecle is a Java-based software application designed to help you manage a list with keys, key stores, certificates, certificate requests and revocation lists, and so on. It comes packed with several intuitive settings that should be easy to figure out by users, even the ones less experienced with such tools.

No installation necessary besides Java

Apart from the fact that you must have Java installed on your PC, there are no setup packs involved. You can drop the app's directory to any part of the disk and just click the JAR file to launch Portecle.There is also the alternative to save a copy to a pen drive to run it on any PC (with Java) directly. More importantly, it does not modify Windows registry settings or create extra files without your permission, thus leaving no traces behind after its removal.

Straightforward interface and options

The GUI is user-friendly, made from a single window with a plain and simple layout, where you can add new key stores by specifying the type, whether it's JKS, PKCS #1, JCEKS, JKS (case sensitive), BKS, BKS-V1 or UBER.Portecle lets you generate a key pair via DSA or RSA with a preferred size, import trusted certificates and key pairs, change the key store type, set a password, generate and study a report, as well as to examine certificates, SSL/TLS connections, certification requests, and CRL file contents.

Evaluation and conclusion

There were no stability issues in our tests, since Portecle did not freeze, crash or pop up error messages. It has a good response time to commands and uses low system resources, so it does not hamper the machine's performance. Although it is not that attractive, Portecle provides a simple way of managing data related to key stores and certificates.