{"id":56,"date":"2016-01-18T21:37:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T21:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pkipartner.support\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2016-01-19T09:51:33","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T09:51:33","slug":"faq-backing-up-the-private-key-of-the-pending-request","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pkipartner.com\/support\/faq-backing-up-the-private-key-of-the-pending-request\/","title":{"rendered":"SSL – Backing up the private key of the pending request"},"content":{"rendered":"

Backing up the private key of the pending request<\/h1>\n

Click the Start Button, select Run, type mmc and select OK<\/p>\n

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Click File and select Add\/Remove Snap in<\/p>\n

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Select Add<\/p>\n

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Select Certificates from the Add Standalone Snap\u2010in box and click Add<\/p>\n

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Select Computer Account (NOTE: This step is very important. It must be the computer account and\u00a0no other account) and click Next<\/p>\n

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Select Local Computer and select Finish<\/p>\n

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Close the Add Standalone Snap\u2010in box, click OK in the Add\/Remove Snap in\u00a0Return to the MMC.
\nLook for a folder named Request or Certificate Enrolment Requests. Under this folder, you can see\u00a0the Certificates folder. You can see the corresponding key for the certificate request key that you\u00a0made earlier.
\nSelect the key that you want to back up.
\nRight\u2010click the key, click All Tasks, and then click Export.<\/p>\n

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When the Certificate Export Wizard starts, click Next on the Welcome page.<\/p>\n

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Select Yes, export the private key, and then click Next.<\/p>\n

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On the Export File Format page, accept the default settings, and then click Next. Note that Enable
\nstrong protection (requires IE 5.0, NT 4.0 SP4 or above) is selected.<\/p>\n

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Type and confirm a password for the private key, and then click Next.<\/p>\n

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On the File to Export page, save the key (which is a .pfx file) on a set location, and then click Next. It\u00a0is important to make a copy of the private key that does not reside on the actual server in case the\u00a0server crashes.<\/p>\n

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Click Finish. You receive a message that states that the export was successful.<\/p>\n

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Note<\/strong> : If you do not have the backup of the private key of the pending request, you must make a\u00a0new certificate request, because there is no way to install the certificate for the corresponding\u00a0request once it is removed or lost.<\/p>\n

Import the backup copy of the private key of the pending request<\/h2>\n

If you have a backup copy of the private key of the pending request, follow these steps to import\u00a0the private key:
\nClick the Start Button, select Run, type mmc and select OK<\/p>\n

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Click File and select Add\/Remove Snap in<\/p>\n

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Select Add<\/p>\n

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Select Certificates from the Add Standalone Snap\u2010in box and click Add<\/p>\n

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Select Computer Account (NOTE: This step is very important. It must be the computer account and\u00a0no other account) and click Next<\/p>\n

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Select Local Computer and select Finish<\/p>\n

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Close the Add Standalone Snap\u2010in box, click OK in the Add\/Remove Snap in\u00a0Return to the MMC.
\nLook for a folder named Request or Certificate Enrolment Requests. Under this folder, you can see\u00a0the Certificates folder.
\nRight\u2010click the Certificates folder, click All Tasks, and then click Import.<\/p>\n

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When the Certificate Import Wizard starts, click Next<\/p>\n

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Locate and select the private key (.pfx) file of the pending request that you backed up, and then\u00a0click Next.<\/p>\n

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Type the password for the private key (this is the password that you specified when you backed up\u00a0the private key for the pending request), and then select Mark the Private key as exportable. Click\u00a0Next.<\/p>\n

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Select Place all certificates in the following store. Make sure that the default certificate store is\u00a0REQUEST, and then click Next.<\/p>\n

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On the Completing the Certificate Import Wizard page, click Finish. You receive a message that tells\u00a0you that the import was successful.<\/p>\n

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The private key of your pending request is now restored.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Backing up the private key of the pending request Click the Start Button, select Run, type mmc and select OK Click File and select Add\/Remove Snap in Select Add Select Certificates from the Add Standalone Snap\u2010in box and click Add Select Computer Account (NOTE: This step is very important. It\u2026<\/p>\n

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