Cetrs in keystore with reverse proxy

[Christopher]

My jira application sits behind an apache reverse proxy.

The apache ssl.conf file is configued for the private key, root chain cert and server cert.

I noticed that jira server.xml says tomcat is getting its certs from a Java keystore. In the keystore is a paired key with server cert and root chain.  

Was wondering if this paired key is necessary and what would happen if it got deleted from the keystore.

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

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The key is necessary for communicating with other SSL protected systems.  If you were to remove it, Jira would no longer be able to establish connections (application links) with them.