Moving a Certificate Between Web Servers

I’m in the process of moving Lake Quincy Media’s web site from one server to another, and since it uses SSL to secure users’ data, I had to move the certificate to the new server as part of the server move.  Fortunately, this process is quite painless.  First, you need to export the certificate to a .pfx file and give it a password, using these steps:

1. Start, Run, MMC (I did it as administrator)

2. Go to File –> Add/Remove Snap-in

3. Click on Certificates and Add

4. You want Local Computer.  Click Finish

5. Click OK to close the Add/Remove Snap-in wizard

6. Expand the Certificates (Local Computer) tree.

7. Open the Personal – Certificates section.

8. You should see your certificate(s) listed.  Right click the one you want to backup and choose All Tasks –> Export.

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