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My question could not be answered as simply as I would have liked. &nbsp; &nbsp; Both answers contain part of the needed information. &nbsp; &nbsp;btan's showed me the necessary program and command line Thank you.
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I have a working SSL certificate installed on a WIndows 2008 R2 (IIS 7.5) server.<br />
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I've been asked to export the certificate and key in x509 format.<br />
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Can someone provide a step-by-step &quot;for Dummies&quot; recipe for doing that? &nbsp; I assume that I must first export the certificate to PFX and then convert it?<br />
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I understand that I don't understand all the definitions/relationships/<wbr />formats of PEM, DER, PKCS7, x509, CRT, CER. &nbsp;While I want to understand it all better, I first need to get the export completed.<br />
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Thank you.
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I have a working SSL certificate installed on a WIndows 2008 R2 (IIS 7.5) server.

I've been asked to export the certificate and key in x509 format.

Can someone provide a step-by-step "for Dummies" recipe for doing that?   I assume that I must first export the certificate to PFX and then convert it?

I understand that I don't understand all the definitions/relationships/formats of PEM, DER, PKCS7, x509, CRT, CER.  While I want to understand it all better, I first need to get the export completed.

Thank you.

Export IIS 7 SSL key and certificate in x509 format?

Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it. In an encryption scheme, the intended communication information or message, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted. For technical reasons, an encryption scheme usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm. An authorized recipient can easily decrypt the message with the key provided by the originator to recipients, but not to unauthorized interceptors.

Encryption

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.