How to Import a PFX File from Internet Explorer

1. On the desktop computer, start Internet Explorer. 2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

In the Internet Options dialog box, click the Content tab.

In the Certificates section, click Certificates. In the Certificates dialog box, click Import.

In the Certificate Import Wizard, do the following:

1. On the Welcome to the Certificate Import Wizard page, click Next. 2. On the File to Import page, click Browse, and navigate to the location containing the saved

certificates. 3. In the File name box, type *.pfx, and then press ENTER. 4. Select the certificate (.pfx file) that you saved previously, click Open, and then click Next. 5. On the Password page, type the password in the Password box, and then click Next. 6. On the Certificate Store page, click Place all certificates in the following store. In the

Certificate store box, specify Personal, and then click Next. 7. On the Completing the Certificate Import Wizard page, click Finish. 8. In the message box that appears, click OK.

1. In the Certificates dialog box, click Close. 2. Click OK to close the Internet Options dialog box

How to Export a PFX File from Internet Explorer

Once you have obtained your Digital Certificate it will be stored by your Browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox, etc.).

Once you have acquired your Personal Information exchange certificate (commonly called "Email certificate") perform the steps outlined below:

1. From the Tools menu of Internet Explorer (or using similar tools with other browsers) select

Internet Options. 2. Proceed to the Content tab and press the Certificates button.

3. Select the Certificate you want to use to make a PFX file using your browser's Export feature.

4. You will see a Wizard that will guide you through the following steps.

5. By default the Export process will NOT include the Digital Certificate's Private key.

6. If you leave this option selected you WILL NOT be able to create a PKCS#12 compliant file because the PKCS standard states that "the file format stores private keys with accompanying Public key certificates protected with a password-based symmetric key". Therefore, if you do not export the Certificate's private key you will only be able to export .CER files.

7. By selecting to export the private key you enable your browser to create a PFX file.

8. You can now create a PFX file. We suggest to leave the default settings that present the first and third options as NOT selected (i.e. unchecked).

9. Insert a password that will be requested when you want to use this Digital Certificate file.

10. Now specify a name for the resulting PFX file.

11. You will be presented with a summary of the export process.

If you insert the correct password you will see the following message.

You can now have import this digital certificate and use it for digitally signing template files.