PKCS#12 - Uwe Gradenegger

What does the "Enable Certificate Privacy" option mean when exporting certificates?

With Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10, a new "Enable Certificate Privacy" option has been implemented for exporting private key certificates via the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

When exporting private key certificates, the certificate is exported to a PKCS#12 (.PFX) file.

Restoration of a certification authority certificate with software key

The following describes how to restore a certificate authority certificate with software key.

Restoring the certification authority certificate may be necessary for the following reasons:

Restore a certification authority from a backup
Migration of the certification authority to a new server
Emergency signing of the blacklists on another computer

Importing a certificate into a smart card

Sometimes it is necessary to import a certificate that uses a software key into a smart card.

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