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vnkhwazi
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Aug 06, 2024

01070712:3: Certificate/Key has unknown format or security type

Hello.

 

I am new to F5 Big-IP, i am trying to add an SSL certificate to the device to be used for SSL offloading. i have added the certificate but when am adding the key, am geting this error "01070712:3: Certificate/Key has unknown format or security type". The file for the key has an .jceks extension. what can be cause of this error?

 

 

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  • Aswin_mk's avatar
    Aswin_mk
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    Aug 06, 2024

    Hello 

    Please convert to it PEM format , or open the key in a notepad and try to upload it(.key)

     

    The key in notepad will open like this

    ----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----

    [encoded data]

    -----END PRIVATE KEY-----