How to Extract SSL Private key and Certificate from a pfx file using OPENSSL

[@moiztankiwala]

Thank you @MervinTEC for this video. The topic is very rare as most of the material available online is for going from .crt + .key to .pfx and not the other way around. Your video saved my day.

[@michaelolowojesiku391]

It was a straightforward and concise video explanation on how to generate *.key file from the PKCS12 cert file. It worked for me.

[@ogochukwunnaemego8283]

simple and straight to the point. love it!

[@mervintec3593]

Thank you. I am glad you loved it.

[@Horogaming1]

Not getting this right. I’m getting an error message. Says OpenSSL1 is not recognized as an internal or external command

[@sglant]

Worked for Me!!! Much appreciation my friend.

[@gatzmamora1178]

Thanks for the video! This came in real handy!

[@kibromtewolde2954]

ok!!! the software , it's unknown publisher what could go wrong ????

[@mariamosiyemi8907]

Thanks, this is quite informative 👍

[@mervintec3593]

Thank you so much. I am glad it’s informative.

[@blessingking3525]

This is nice and informative

[@mervintec3593]

Thank you so much. I tried to be explicit enough.

[@stringray878]

Hi what if does not proceed like in the video it is prompting like this upon entering "pkcs12: Use -help for summary." what should i do, Thank you in advance

[@esthereruchie445]

Nice👍

[@mervintec3593]

Thank you so much for viewing.

[@malayshisuhad230]

many thanks, very helpful

[@yemisiadeniyi8359]

Great, thanks

[@mervintec3593]

Thank you so much for viewing.

[@stephenmcdevitt1519]

I'm getting 'openssl' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

[@wadigga3810]

were you able to fix the issue?

[@moiztankiwala]

Do you have GIT installed on your system? If yes, the set your system's PATH variable to the folder (most likely with the default GIT installation should be) - C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\ and this will make openssl available throughout your system.

[@Nkembabe1]

What is pfx

[@mervintec3593]

Hi there... thank you for viewing. A pfx file contains an intermediate authority credentials necessary for the trustworthiness of a certificate and private key to the certificate. It is just like an archive that stores everything you need to deploy a certificate.

[@rata4000]

Windows Servers use .PFX files that contain the SSL Certificate and the associated private key.

[@MR-xo6sh]

I guess there is no hope if you have forgotten the import password :-(

[@muralivijaygowda849]

while generating private key use this command so you wont get option to enter pem pass phrase (pkcs12 -in myCert.pfx -nocerts -out privateKey.key -nodes)

[@moiztankiwala]

That was very helpful because I had no clue what the PEM passphrase meant.