This document provides steps to install an SSL certificate from a .pem file. It explains that a .pem file contains the SSL certificate and is given by a Certificate Authority after generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR). The steps are: 1) use OpenSSL to extract the certificate from the .pem and private key files into a .p12 file; 2) install the .p12 certificate; and 3) verify the certificate is installed by checking the certificate store.

1. How to install SSL certificate
from .pem file

2. In our lastarticle we giventhe stepstomake CSR (Certificate SigningRequest) file forCertificate
Authority. CSRfile providedtocertificateAuthority tocreate certificate.
You can learn more about how to create CSR (Certificate SigningRequest) infollowing
http://www.codeandyou.com/2015/09/how-to-generate-csr-openssl.html
Nowwe showing howto install .pemssl certificate.
"CertificateSigningRequest.csr" isaCSR file whichwe sentto certificate authority. And certificate
authority givenus
"cert.pem"
What is .pem file
PrivacyEnhancedMail (PEM) isa X.509 certificate file which youwill receivefromcertificate authority.
Its definedinRFC's1421 through1424, thisfile containsSSL certificate forApache/IIS ormayinclude an
entire certificate chainincludingpublickey,private key,androotcertificates. It'sabase64 translationof
the x509 ASN.1keys.
Nowwe need toget certificate from.pemfile. We will use OpenSSLtogetcertificate from.pemfile .
We will usedfollowingcommandtogetcertificate.
PKCS#12 File CreationProcess
openssl pkcs12 -inkeyprivatekey.pem-incert.pem-aes256 -export-outcert.p12
cert.pemis the certificate that you receivedfrom certificate authority.
Followingisthe stepsto getcertificate from .pem file
1. Install and Open SSL
2. Youneedcert.pemfile and privatekey.pemto get certificate
3. Create certificate from .pemfile
4. Enter pass phrase for privatekey.pem
5. Enter Export Password
6.Verifying- Enter Export Password
7. Youwill get .p12 file,itscertificate file
8. NowInstall .p12 certificate
9. Checkcertificate installedintocertificate store.

3. 1. Install and Open SSL
2. Youneedcert.pemfile and privatekey.pemto get certificate - privatekey.pemisafile whichyougot
, whenyoucreatedCSR file.
3. Create certificate from .pemfile - Use followingcommandtoget certificate from.pemfile
openssl pkcs12 -inkeyprivatekey.pem-incert.pem-aes256 -export-outcert.p12

4. 4. Enter pass phrase for privatekey.pem - ItspasswordwhichyouinsertedwhenyoucreatedCSRfile
5. Enter Export Password - Use anypassword itwill askyou whenyouwill import/exportcertificate
6.Verifying- Enter Export Password - Use same passwordyouuse for ExportPassword

5. 7. Youwill get .p12 file,itscertificate file - If command runsuccessfullyyouwillgetcert.p12file , its
certificate
8. NowInstall .p12 certificate - Nowit's time toinstall certificateintocertificate store,double clickon
certificate ,itwill showyoufollowingscreen.

12. 9. Checkcertificate installed into certificate store - Afterinstallationyouneedtocheckcertificate
installedintostore,Use followingstepstocheckthat.

16. Thanks
www.codeandyou.com
http://www.codeandyou.com/2015/10/how-to-install-
ssl-certificate-from-pem.html
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