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m1978_295079
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Sep 06, 2018

SSL Certificate (.pfx) import

Hi All, As client SSL cert is expired, I have received a new cert from customer with .pfx extension. While trying to import that via System -> File Management -> SSL Certificate List -> Import -> ...
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youssef1
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Sep 06, 2018

Hi,

when your client to generate the PFX he had to protect the PFX with a password (it's a best practice), especially since the PFX contain your private key. So you don't have to enter a random password but you have to asked to your customer the password that he configured/entered during PFX generation. 

More You may also be asked for the private key password if there is one!

Just for information, when you create a pfx using openssl for example you use this kind of command (create the pkcs12 file that will contain your private key and the certification chain):

openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey your_private_key.key  -in result.pem -name my_name -out final_result.pfx

You will be asked to define an encryption password for the archive (it is mandatory to be able to import the file in IIS for example).

Regards,