Secure Computing Sidewinder Version 5.1.0.02 manual Importing a personal certificate into Soft-PK

Managing certificates on Soft-PK

Importing a personal certificate into Soft-PK

Figure 4-7. My Certificates tab:

Import Certificate (and private Key) window

Figure 4-8. Import

Certificate Password

window

Use the following procedure to import a personal certificate into the Soft-PK system. This procedure is done at the client system and assumes Soft-PK is already installed.

Note: This procedure is summarized on the UserWorksheet.doc file, customize that

procedure as needed for your end users.

1.Select Start -> Programs -> SafeNet/Soft-PK -> Certificate Manager (or right click the SafeNet icon and select Certificate Manager).

2.Click the My Certificates tab.

3.Click Import Certificate....

4.Insert the diskette containing the remote key/certificate object file.

5.From the Files of type: field, select All Files (*.*) and then navigate to display the files located on the diskette.

6.Select the appropriate filename.p12 file and click Open. The following window appears.

Note: The file type must be a PKCS12 object. PKCS8 and PKCS1 objects cannot be

used.

7.Specify the password used when creating the p12 object (step 10 on page 3-8). You will not be allowed to import the certificate if the password is incorrect.

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