Depending on your network you may have to move your SSL/TLS server certificate and its private key from one system to another. This article covers how to move your server certificate, and its private key from Exchange that uses a single pfx/p12/pkcs#12 file to Apache that uses separate .pem,.crt, key files. This will require a conversion using OpenSSL that is on the Apache System. You need both the public key and private keys for an SSL certificate to work properly on any system. Windows uses the pfx/p12 file to contain these two keys; therefore, if you need to transfer your SSL certificate from one server to another or store it someplace for safe keeping you need to create a .pfx backup. Apache systems […]
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How To Move An SSL Certificate From Windows Server To Apache.
Depending on your network you may have to move your SSL/TLS server certificate and its private key from one system to another. This article covers how to move your server certificate, and its private key from IIS that uses a single pfx/p12/pkcs#12 file to Apache that uses separate .pem,.crt, key files. This will require a conversion using OpenSSL that is on the Apache System. You need both the public key and private keys for an SSL certificate to work properly on any system. Windows uses the pfx/p12 file to contain these two keys; therefore, if you need to transfer your SSL certificate from one server to another or store it someplace for safe keeping you need to create a .pfx backup. Apache […]
How to move certificate from Exchange to Tomcat
Windows servers use .pfx/.p12 (pkcs#12) files to contain the public key file (SSL Certificate) and its unique private key file. The Certificate Authority (CA) provides you with your SSL Certificate (public key file). You use your server to generate the associated private key file where the CSR was created. You need both the public key and private keys for an SSL certificate to work properly on any system. Windows uses the pfx/p12 file to contain these two keys; therefore, if you need to transfer your SSL certificate from one server to another or store it someplace for safe keeping you need to create a .pfx backup. Depending on the type of Tomcat system you have you may have to perform […]
How to move certificate from IIS to Tomcat
Windows servers use .pfx/.p12 (pkcs#12) files to contain the public key file (SSL Certificate) and its unique private key file. The Certificate Authority (CA) provides you with your SSL Certificate (public key file). You use your server to generate the associated private key file where the CSR was created. You need both the public key and private keys for an SSL certificate to work properly on any system. Windows uses the pfx/p12 file to contain these two keys; therefore, if you need to transfer your SSL certificate from one server to another or store it someplace for safe keeping you need to create a .pfx backup. Depending on the type of Tomcat system you have you may have to perform […]
How to export a certificate from Internet Explorer
Depending on the circumstance you may need to export a certificate that has been installed in your browser. Code Signing and Mail Signing certificates purchased from a Certificate Authority (CA) usually use browsers to generate the keypair and install the certificate on the browser. After which you can then export the certificate, and distribute it to whoever or apply it to your signing application that requires it. We will assume that you have successful installed/picked-up or already have a certificate in your Internet Explorer browser. To export/backup your certificate from your Internet Explorer browser perform the following. Step 1: Exporting your certificate from Internet Explorer: In your Internet Explorer browser click on the gear in the upper right of the browser. Click Internet Options. Click […]
How To Export A Certificate From Firefox.
Depending on the circumstance you may need to export a certificate that has been installed in your browser. Code Signing and Mail Signing certificates purchased from a Certificate Authority (CA) usually use browsers to generate the keypair and install the certificate on the browser. After which you can then export the certificate, and distribute it to whoever or apply it to your signing application that requires it. We will assume that you have successful installed/picked-up or already have a certificate in your Firefox browser. To export/backup your certificate from your Firefox browser perform the following. Step 1: Exporting your certificate from Firefox: In the upper right of your Firefox browser click Click Options. In the left pain click Advanced. Under Advanced click […]