I'm building a basic webapp that takes in a user input and returns an encrypted password.
Problem is, currently the SecretKey I am using is stored in the src for the Java class. To me, it seems this is risky practice so I'm trying to find a way to safely store my SecretKey.
Doing some research, I found the Java KeyStore class but I'm not entirely sure if this is what I need. Also, if this is what I need, can you guys point me in the direction of how to implement it, and more importantly, how it works?
Thanks
Edit: From doing a lot of thinking/reading it seems like there really isn't a great solution and really a solution isn't needed so long as your main server is secure, which mine will be, so it's not an issue.
Thank you for all the replies! :)