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How to create the certificate .cer file?

Hello.

I successfully generated my own certificate using my own certificate authority but I can't create the .cer file for the web site that needs to use the certificate.

Here are my steps:

1. I installed a stand-alone certificate authority on my windows 2003 domain, on a web server named web1.

2. I went to another machine on the domain that has a website published, a machine named web2.

3. On web2 I used IIS 6, properties of my web site, security tab, generated a certificate request.

4. On web1, I ran Certificate Authority, and chose Submit a new request.

5. I navigated to the certreq.txt file I created on web2 and uploaded the request. I then right-clicked on the request and choose Issue. The certificate was issued and is in my Issued Certificates folder.

So now how do I get the certificate out of there? I don't see an option to generate the .cer file that web2 is waiting for.

Thanks for your help.

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gateguard

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I can't find the certificate I issued in the certmgr.msc interface.

I see it in Certificate Authority ( start | administrative tools | certificate authority ). It shows up there with a Request ID and a requester name. And if I open the certificate it shows: Issued to: web2.

But in certmgr.msc, I can't find any certificate that even faintly matches that certificate. How do I get the certificate from the Certificate Authority into the certmgr?

gateguard

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I got it. Export it to a .tmp file from the Certificate Authority and then import it into the certmgr and then export it to a .cer file for use by the requesting website.

Thanks for your help!