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jcbr2002
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Jan 27, 2026

Profile ssl server using pass phrase

Hola, buenas   Necesito actualizar un certificado publico, pero me encuentre un par de profile ssl server usando pass phrase, el escenario es que me pasaran un certificado en formato pfx con su cla...
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BramsBytes
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Jan 27, 2026

Unless the private key that is inside the PFX is also protected by a password you wouldn't need to put in a Passphrase in the Server SSL profile.

Personally, I have never encountered an encrypted private key and just providing the password while importing the PFX file was sufficient. 

Did you create the CSR your self? If so: did you put a password while generating the private key? If yes: then you'll need that Passphrase on the Server SSL Profile, otherwise no, you don't need to provide a password for the private key. 

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jcbr2002
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Jan 28, 2026

Gracias BramsBytes

No, I didn't create the CSR file; the PFX file was given to me by another department. I don't know if they entered a password, but I assume not. In any case, if the current passphrase is the password used to import the current certificate, will it have any impact? Apparently not, but I'm checking with the previous administrators to see what they did.

 

Gracias y saludos