How do I backup my Digital ID certificate? (Windows, IE)

The following process describes how to backup certificates

1. Start Internet Explorer, select Tools, Internet Options, Content, Certificates

   

2.  On the Personal Certificates tab, select the certificate to export and Select Export

   

3. When requested, select ‘Yes, export the private key’
   NOTE: the default is set to No, so you will need to change!!
   

   4. And ‘Include all certificates in the certification path, if possible’

   

   5. Type a password which you can remember later

   

   6. Then select the ‘save’ location and give the file a name

   

   7. Leave the ‘Type’ as ‘Personal Information Exchange (*.pfx)’

   Once finished the certificate and associated private key is saved as a pfx file

   See Also:

   Importing the pfx file
   Cannot export private key, because the option is greyed out