This article describes how to import and export your key
into another database or to a PKCS12 file. PKCS12 is a standard for
securely storing private keys and certificates.
About this task
To import and export keys from another database, complete
the following steps:
Procedure
- Import keys from another database by completing the following
steps:
- Start the IKEYMAN user interface. Refer to Starting the Key Management utility for
platform-specific instructions.
- Click Key Database File from the main UI,
then click Open.
- Enter your key database name in the Password prompt dialog box,
or click key.kdb if you are using the default.
- Enter your correct password in the Password prompt dialog box,
and click OK.
- Click Personal Certificates in the Key
Database content frame, then click Export/Import on
the label.
- In the Export/Import Key window:
- Click Import Key.
- Click the target database type.
- Enter the file name, or use the Browse option.
- Enter the current location.
- Click OK.
- Click OK in the Password prompt dialog
box, to import the selected key to another key database.
- Import keys to a PKCS12 file by completing the following
steps:
- Enter ikeyman on a command line on the Linux or UNIX platforms,
or start the Key Management utility in the IBM® HTTP
Server folder on the Windows operating
system.
- Click Key Database File from the main UI,
then click Open.
- Enter your key database name in the Open dialog box, or click key.kdb,
if you use the default. Click OK.
- Enter your password in the Password prompt dialog box, and click OK.
- Click Personal Certificates in the Key
Database content frame, then click Export/Import on
the label.
- In the Export/Import Key window:
- Click Import Key.
- Click the PKCS12 database file type.
- Enter the file name, or use the Browse option.
- Enter the correct location.
- Click OK.
- Enter the correct password in the Password prompt dialog box,
then click OK.
- Export keys from another database by completing the following
steps:
- Start the IKEYMAN user interface. Refer to Starting the Key Management utility for
platform-specific instructions.
- Click key database file from the main user
interface, then click Open.
- Enter your key database name in the Password Prompt dialog box,
or click key.kdb if you are using the default.
- Enter your correct password in the Password Prompt dialog box,
and click OK.
- Click Personal Certificates in the Key
database content frame, then click Export/Import on
the label.
- In the Export/Import Key window:
- Click Export Key.
- Click the target database type.
- Enter the file name, or use the Browse option.
- Enter the current location.
- Export keys to a PKCS12 file by completing the following
steps:
- Enter ikeyman on a command line on the Linux or UNIX platforms,
or start the Key Management utility in the IBM HTTP
Server folder on the Windows operating
system.
- Click Key Database File from the main UI,
then click Open.
- Enter your key database name in the Open dialog box, or click key.kdb if
you use the default. Click OK.
- Enter your password in the Password Prompt dialog box, and click OK.
- Click Personal Certificates in the Key
Database content frame, then click Export/Import on
the label.
- In the Export/Import Key window:
- Click ExportKeyM.
- Click the PKCS12 database file type.
- Enter the file name, or use the Browse option.
- Enter the correct location.
- Click OK.
- Enter the correct password in the Password prompt dialog box,
and enter the password again to confirm. Click OK to
export the selected key to a PKCS12 file.