Книга: Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage, Security, & Networking Pocket Consultant

Backing up encryption certificates

Backing up encryption certificates

You use the Certificates snap-in to back up and restore personal certificates. Personal certificates are saved with the Personal Information Exchange (.pfx) format.

To back up personal certificates, follow these steps:

1. Log on as the user to the computer where the personal certificate you want to work with is stored. Tap or click Start, enter mmc in the Search box, and then press Enter. This opens the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

2. In the MMC, select File, and then select Add/Remove Snap-In. This opens the Add Or Remove Snap-Ins dialog box.

3. In the Available Snap-Ins list, select Certificates, and then tap or click Add. Select My User Account, and then tap or click Finish. This adds the Certificates snap-in to the Selected Snap-Ins list. The focus for the snap-in is set to the currently logged-on user account.

4. Tap or click OK to close the Add Or Remove Snap-Ins dialog box.

5. Expand Certificates-Current User, expand Personal, and then select Certificates. Press and hold or right-click the certificate you want to save, tap or click All Tasks, and then tap or click Export. This starts the Certificate Export Wizard. Tap or click Next.

6. Select Yes, Export The Private Key. Tap or click Next twice.

7. On the security page, use the options provided to specify security principals that should have access to the certificate. The default security principal is the Administrator account. Afterward, enter and confirm a password for opening the certificate. Tap or click Next.

8. Tap or click Browse. Use the dialog box provided to specify a file location for the certificate file, and then tap or click Save. Be sure that this location is secure, because you don’t want to compromise system security. The file is saved with the.pfx extension.

9. Tap or click Next, and then tap or click Finish. If the export process is successful, you’ll get a message box confirming this. Tap or click OK to close the message box.

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