How To Backup SSL Certificate - It is highly recommended you backup your SSL certificate and its corresponding private key in the event that there is a hardware failure or other disaster affecting your Server, the following instructions will show you how to backup your SSL certificate.
It is highly recommended you backup your SSL certificate and its corresponding
private key in the event that there is a hardware failure or other disaster
affecting your Server, the following instructions will show you how to backup
your SSL certificate.
Microsoft IIS Version
4.0
1.
Open the Microsoft Management Console: Start
> Programs > Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack > Microsoft Internet
Information Server > Internet Service Manager.
2.
Right-click the Web site containing the
certificate and select Properties.
3.
Click the Directory Security tab.
4.
In the Secure Communications section, click
Edit.
5.
Click Key Manager.
6.
Select the key to export.
7.
On the menu bar, select Key > Export Key >
Backup File.
8.
A message warns you about placing sensitive
information in a file on your hard drive. Click OK.
9.
Specify the name of the file that will hold the
exported key. Click Save.
Microsoft IIS Version
5.0 / 6.0
1.
Go to Start >> Programs >>
Administrative Tools
2.
Open the IIS Manager.
3.
Navigate to the web site that has the SSL
certificate installed.
4.
Right click website and choose Properties
5.
Click on Directory Security Tab
6.
Click on the Server Certificate button near the
bottom.
7.
A Certification Wizard will appear, Click Next
to bypass the “Welcome Screen”
8.
Choose “Export the current certificate to a .pfx
file” from the radio buttons and click Next.
9.
In the next wizard page, choose a file location
and save your .pfx file. Click Next.
10.
Enter Certificate Password then click Next
11.
Click Next and bypass “Export Certificate
Summary”
12.
Click Finish and you are done.
Apache
1.
Locate the private key and certificate files.
The following directives in the httpd.conf point to the location of the key and
certificate files:
SSLCertificateFile …/path/to/mycertfile.crt
SSLCACertificateFile …/path/to/intermediate.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile …/path/to/mykeyfile.key
2.
Copy the .key file, both .crt files (one is the
server certificate and the other is the intermediate CA certificate), and the
httpd.conf file onto a diskette or CD.
.key – private key
.crt – server certificate
.crt – intermediate CA certificate
httpd.conf – Web server configuration file
Tomcat
1.
Navigate to the SSL Directory where the SSL
Keystore is kept. By default this can be a hidden directory. For example:
/root/.keystore
2.
Make a copy of the keystore file in this
directory. This contains your Private and Public keys.
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