Certificate - Exporting a User's ECA Certificate
Overview: VeriSign recommends that you back up your
ECA certificates and keys in case you need to move them to a new computer
or restore them if they become corrupted. You can export
them to a floppy disk or CD by following the instructions below. You
should store the floppy disk or CD in a secure place such as a safe
or lockable cabinet.
1. Click on TOOLS and scroll to INTERNET OPTIONS.
2. Click on the CONTENT tab.
3. Click on CERTIFICATES.
4. Under the PERSONAL tab, highlight the digital certificate
that you would like to export.
5. Click EXPORT.
6. The Certificate Manager Export Wizard will open.
7. Click NEXT to initiate the export process.
8. When the Wizard asks if you want to export the private key with the
certificate, select YES, export the private key.
9. Click NEXT.
10. Under Select the format you want to export, choose Personal
Information Exchange - PKCS #12 (.PFX). Check the box stating
Enable strong protection. (Enabling strong protection
will only work with IE 5.0, NT 5.0 or higher.)
11. Click NEXT.
12. Enter and confirm a password to encrypt the private key you are
exporting.
13. Click NEXT.
14. Under Export File Name, click BROWSE
and choose where you would like to save your digital certificate (most
likely a floppy drive or portable storage device).
15. Enter a filename for the certificate.
16. Click OK, then NEXT.
17. Click FINISH and the export process is complete.
Certificate - Exporting a User's ECA Certificate
Overview: After a user's certificate has been installed, it should
be exported and stored in a safe place in case it is needed later.
1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click on TOOLS and scroll to INTERNET OPTIONS.
3. Click on the CONTENT tab and click on CERTIFICATES.
4. Under the PERSONAL tab, highlight the certificate you'd like to export
and click on EXPORT.
5. At the CERTIFICATE EXPORT WIZARD, click NEXT.
6. At the EXPORT PRIVATE KEY dialog, click YES, EXPORT THE PRIVATE KEY.
Click NEXT.
7. At the EXPORT FILE FORMAT dialog, choose PERSONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE
and select INCLUDE ALL CERTIFICATES IN THE CERTIFICATION PATH IF POSSIBLE
and ENABLE STRONG PROTECTION. Click NEXT.
8. At the PASSWORD dialog, create a password and click NEXT. (Save this
password - you will not be able to re-import without it).
9. At the FILE TO EXPORT dialog, select the path and filename for the
exported key. Click NEXT.
10. At the COMPLETING THE CERTIFICATE EXPORT WIZARD, review all info
and click FINISH.
11. Click OK when notified that the export was successful.
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