Downloading a Private Certificate
Before using a private certificate, you need to download it. Only downloaded certificate can be assigned to the corresponding certificate subject so that they can install and use the certificate.
This topic describes how to download a private certificate. Only certificates in the Issued state can be downloaded.
Prerequisites
Your private certificate is in the Issued state. For details, see Applying for a Private Certificate.
Procedure
- Log in to the management console.
- Locate the row of the desired private certificate and click Download in the Operation column.
- Click the target tab based on your server type and click Download Certificate.
Description of Downloaded Certificate Files
The downloaded certificate files vary depending on the CSR file type (System generated CSR or Upload a CSR) configured when you apply for a private certificate.
- System generated CSR
Table 1 describes the downloaded files.
Table 1 Description of downloaded files (1) Server Type
Files in the Package
Tomcat
keystorePass.txt: certificate password
server.jks: certificate file
Nginx
server.crt: certificate files, containing the server certificate and certificate chain
server.key: certificate private key file
Apache
chain.crt: certificate chain file
server.crt: certificate file
server.key: certificate private key file
IIS
keystorePass.txt: certificate password
server.pfx: certificate file
Others
chain.pem: certificate chain file
server.key: certificate private key file
server.pem: certificate file
- Upload a CSR
Table 2 describes the downloaded files.
Table 2 Description of downloaded files (2) Server Type
Files in the Package
Tomcat
server.crt: certificate file
chain.crt: certificate chain file
Nginx
server.crt: certificate file
Apache
server.crt: certificate file
chain.crt: certificate chain file
IIS
server.crt: certificate file
chain.crt: certificate chain file
Others
cert.pem: certificate file
chain.pem: certificate chain file
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