Guidelines: User Identity Certificate Export/Import

About this task

  • Export/Import Overview
  • User Identity Certificate: Export
  • User Identity Certificate: Import

Export/Import Overview

Important:
  • The Windows Certificate Store must be available on the target machine in addition to the local machine.
  • On the local machine, when the certificate is exported:
  • Windows exports the certificate and private key in Personal Information Exchange –PKCS #12 format.
  • The extension of the file is *.pfx by default and will be protected during Certificate Export Wizard.

For more specific to your system, ask your system administrator or security expert.

  • Identity Certificate: Export
  • Identity Certificate: Import

User Identity Certificate: Export

Procedure

  1. Right-click the Instance certificate in the Windows Certificate Store>UA Applications>Certificates pane.
  2. Select Export on the Popup menu.

    The Certificate Export Wizard opens.

  3. Select the following as you go through the Wizard
    Screen Select
    Private Key Yes, export the private key
    File Format Personal Information Exchange - PKCS #12 (.PFX)
    Password Password that a user will have to enter when importing the exported certificate file into the Windows Certificate Store on the target machine.
    File name Name assigned to the .pfx file. Note: Click the Browse button that is on the screen to open a Windows browser and select the location/enter the name to be applied.

    When you exit the Certificate Export Wizard, the new *.pfx file will be available in the  specified location.

  4. Copy/paste the *.pfx file to the target machine.

    Result: The *.pfx file can be imported into the Windows Certificate Store.

    User Identity Certificate: Import

  5. Do either of the following on the target machine.
    • Double-click the *.pfx file that was just pasted in a target machine folder.
    • Right click UA Applications or UA Applications>Certificates in the Windows Certificate Store; select All Tasks>Import on the Popup menu.

    A Certificate Import Wizard opens when you use either method.

  6. Select the following as you go through the Wizard.
    Screen Select
    Welcome Local Machine
    File to Import *.pfx file that was just pasted on the target machine. Note: Click the Browse button that is on the screen to open a Windows browser and select the file. Make sure to select the Personal Information Exchange format.
    Private Key Protection Mark this key as exportable. This will allow you to back up or transport your keys at a later time
    Certificate Store Check Place all certificates in the following store. Keep the UA Applications entry that displays in the Certificate Store field.

Results

When the Certificate Import Wizard is exited, Windows will import the certificate and private key from the *.pfx file; the certificate will be available in the Windows Certificate Store on the target machine.