{"id":168,"date":"2016-01-19T10:55:12","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T10:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pkipartner.support\/?page_id=168"},"modified":"2016-01-19T10:55:12","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T10:55:12","slug":"ssl-how-to-find-the-thumbprintserial-number-of-a-certificate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pkipartner.com\/support\/ssl-how-to-find-the-thumbprintserial-number-of-a-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"SSL &#8211; How to find the thumbprint\/serial number of a certificate?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How to find the thumbprint\/serial number of a certificate?<\/h1>\n<p>Please be aware this article assumes you have access to: the CRT file, the certificate via IIS,<br \/>\nInternet Explorer (IE), Microsoft Management Console (MMC), Firefox or OpenSSL.<\/p>\n<h3>Option #1: Windows (MMC, IE, IIS)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Open Certificate to the General Tab\n<p><strong>IIS 5.x &amp; 6.x:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Right-Click<\/strong> website -&gt; <strong>Left-Click<\/strong> Properties -&gt; Directory Security -&gt; View Certificate<\/p>\n<p><strong>MMC (Microsoft Management Console):<\/strong><br \/>\nFile -&gt; Add\/Remove Snap-in -&gt; Certificates -&gt; Add -&gt; Close -&gt; Expand (Click &#8216;+&#8217; Sign)<br \/>\nCertificates &#8211; Local Computer -&gt; Personal -&gt; Certificates -&gt; <strong>Double-Click<\/strong> on a<br \/>\ncertificate to <strong>open<\/strong> or <strong>right-click<\/strong> on the certificate and left click on <strong>Open<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Internet Explorer:<\/strong><br \/>\nTools -&gt; Internet Options -&gt; Content -&gt; Certificates<\/li>\n<li>Click on Details<\/li>\n<li>Be sure that the Show drop down displays &lt;All&gt;<\/li>\n<li>Click the word Serial number or Thumbprint. Depending on what you&#8217;re looking for.<\/li>\n<li>Your selection will display in the big text area below the box where you made your\u00a0choice.<br \/>\n<strong>Note<\/strong>: Right-Clicking to access the <strong>Cut, Copy, Past<\/strong>e menu does not work in this area.<br \/>\nOnly <strong>CTRL+C<\/strong> to copy does.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Option #2: Firefox<\/h3>\n<p>Firefox 3 (Digital ID\/Code Signing):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows: Tools -&gt; Options<br \/>\nLinux: Edit -&gt; Options<br \/>\nMac: Firefox -&gt; Options<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to Advanced -&gt; Encryption and then click on View Certificates.\n<p><em>Enter Mozilla Certificate Manager<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Click the tab Your Certificates or the tab of your choice.<\/li>\n<li>Then click the line containing your selection, which the certificate should be\u00a0highlighted thereafter.<\/li>\n<li>Click View to open the Mozilla Certificate Viewer.\n<p><em>Enter Mozilla Certificate Viewer<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Firefox 3 (SSL Certificate):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click the favorite icon (to the left of the address bar). It should have a blue or green\u00a0background.<\/li>\n<li>Now click View Certificate button.\n<p><em>Enter Mozilla Certificate Viewer<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If the favorite icon\/address bar is not present:<\/li>\n<li>Windows: Tools -&gt; Page Info -&gt; Security -&gt; View Certificate\n<p><em>Enter Mozilla Certificate Viewer<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mozilla Certificate Viewer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inside here you will find the data that you need.<br \/>\n<strong>Note<\/strong>: The thumbprint of a certificate in Mozilla is considered the SHA1 Fingerprint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Option #3: OpenSSL<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Serial Number:<br \/>\n<strong>-&gt; openssl x509 -in CERTIFICATE_FILE -serial -noout<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Thumbprint:<br \/>\n<strong>-&gt; openssl x509 -in CERTIFICATE_FILE -fingerprint -noout<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Note<\/strong>: Please replace <strong>CERTIFICATE_FILE<\/strong> with the actual file name of the certificate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openssl.org\/docs\/manmaster\/apps\/x509.html\" target=\"_blank\">More information on OpenSSL&#8217;s x509 command can be found here\u00a0\u00bb<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to find the thumbprint\/serial number of a certificate? Please be aware this article assumes you have access to: the CRT file, the certificate via IIS, Internet Explorer (IE), Microsoft Management Console (MMC), Firefox or OpenSSL. Option #1: Windows (MMC, IE, IIS) Open Certificate to the General Tab IIS 5.x\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pkipartner.com\/support\/ssl-how-to-find-the-thumbprintserial-number-of-a-certificate\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pkipartner.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/168"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pkipartner.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pkipartner.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pkipartner.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pkipartner.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pkipartner.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169,"href":"https:\/\/pkipartner.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/168\/revisions\/169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pkipartner.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}