derekmurawsky
12/2/2013 - 8:51 PM

There is an easier way: https://pspki.codeplex.com/discussions/567710#post1305701 Rackspace generates CSRs and Private keys as encoded text.

There is an easier way: https://pspki.codeplex.com/discussions/567710#post1305701 Rackspace generates CSRs and Private keys as encoded text. To create a Windows compatible cert with embedded key, you need to use OpenSSL. This is the command to package them together. Originally from http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v117/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.gen_webug.doc%2Ft_gws_ssl_openssl_008.htm

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# CertUtil - Key must be in a .KEY file and must have the same base file name as the cert.
certutil –MergePFX certfile.cer certfile.pfx

# Old method, using OpenSSL
openssl pkcs12 -export -inkey MyCert.pem -in MyCert.crt -out MyCert.p12