If you intend to delay sign an assembly and you control the whole key pair (which is unlikely outside test scenarios), you can use the following commands to generate a key pair and then extract the public key from it into a separate file. First, create the key pair: sn -k keypair.snk Next, extract the public key from the key pair and copy it to. Use IIS 10 to export a copy of your SSL certificate from one server and import and configure it on a (different) Windows Server 2016 Windows servers use.pfx files that contain both the public key file (SSL certificate file) and the associated private key file. When you generate the CSR, you create. This section shows you how to manually generate and upload an SSH key when working with PuTTY in the Windows environment. About PuTTY PuTTY is an SSH client for Windows that you will use to generate your SSH keys.
You can also use Microsoft IIS to generate a Private Key and CSR.
How to generate a CSR in Microsoft IIS 7
1. Click Start, then Administrative Tools, then Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. Click on the server name.
3. From the center menu, double-click the 'Server Certificates' button in the 'Security' section (it is near the bottom of the menu).
2. Click on the server name.
3. From the center menu, double-click the 'Server Certificates' button in the 'Security' section (it is near the bottom of the menu).
4. Next, from the 'Actions' menu (on the right), click on 'Create Certificate Request.' This will open the Request Certificate wizard.
5. In the 'Distinguished Name Properties' window, enter the information as follows:
- Common Name - The name through which the certificate will be accessed (usually the fully-qualified domain name, e.g., www.domain.com or mail.domain.com).
- Organization - The legally registered name of your organization/company.
- Organizational unit - The name of your department within the organization (frequently this entry will be listed as 'IT,' 'Web Security,' or is simply left blank).
- City/locality - The city in which your organization is located.
- State/province - The state in which your organization is located.
6. Click Next.
7. In the 'Cryptographic Service Provider Properties' window, leave both settings at their defaults (Microsoft RSA SChannel and 2048) and then click next.
7. In the 'Cryptographic Service Provider Properties' window, leave both settings at their defaults (Microsoft RSA SChannel and 2048) and then click next.
8. Enter a filename for your CSR file.
9. Remember the filename that you choose and the location to which you save it. You will need to open this file as a text file and copy the entire body of it (including the Begin and End Certificate Request tags) into the online order process when prompted
2. Back Up Private Key
To backup a private key on Microsoft IIS 6.0 follow these instructions:
1. From your server, go to Start > Run and enter mmc in the text box. Click on the OK button.
2. From the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) menu bar, select Console > Add/Remove Snap-in.
3. Click on the Add button. Select Certificates from the list of snap-ins and then click on the Add button.
2. From the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) menu bar, select Console > Add/Remove Snap-in.
3. Click on the Add button. Select Certificates from the list of snap-ins and then click on the Add button.
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4. Select the Computer account option. Click on the Next button.
5. Select the Local computer (the computer this console is running on) option. Click on the Finish button.
6. Click on the Close button on the snap-in list window. Click on the OK button on the Add/Remove Snap-in window.
7. Click on Certificates from the left pane. Look for a folder called REQUEST or 'Certificate Enrollment Request> Certificates
6. Click on the Close button on the snap-in list window. Click on the OK button on the Add/Remove Snap-in window.
7. Click on Certificates from the left pane. Look for a folder called REQUEST or 'Certificate Enrollment Request> Certificates
8. Select the private key that you wish to backup. Right click on the file and choose > All Tasks > Export
9. The certificate export wizard will start, please click Next to continue. In the next window select Yes, export the private key and click Next
10. Leave the default settings selected and click Next.
11. Set a password on the private key backup file and click Next
12. Click on Browse and select a location where you want to save the private key Backup file to and then click Next to continue. By default the file will be saved with a .pfx extension.
13. Click Finish, to complete the export process
12. Click on Browse and select a location where you want to save the private key Backup file to and then click Next to continue. By default the file will be saved with a .pfx extension.
13. Click Finish, to complete the export process
3. Convert to RSA Private Key Format
The private key is backed up as a ‘.pfx’ file, which stands for Personal Information Exchange.
To convert it to RSA Private Key format supported by inSync:
1. Download and install latest version of OpenSSL for windows from http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html.
Note: OpenSSL requires Visual C++ 2008 Redistributables which can be downloaded from the same website.
2. Open command prompt, navigate to C:OpenSSL-Win32bin>, and run the following commands.
3. The private key will be saved as ‘myserver.key’.
Download Pfx File
4. Carefully protect the private key. Be sure to backup the private key, as there is no means to recover it, should it be lost.