Extract Certificate Chain

Users can extract and input the Certificate Chain certificate to be used when creating a Certificate Manager service.

Extract Certificate Chain

You can extract the Certificate Chain value required when creating a Certificate Manager.

Extract Intermediate (Subordinate) Certificate Value

You can extract the intermediate (subordinate) certificate from the certificate chain required for user certificate enrollment.

To extract the Intermediate(Subordinate) certificate value, follow these steps.

1. Run the certificate file in crt format on the PC. The certificate window will appear.
2. In the certificate window, click the Certificate Path tab.
   • If the file is in PEM format, convert it to a .crt file.
3. Click the certificate under Root and click View Certificate.
4. After clicking the Details tab, click Copy to file.
5. When the certificate export wizard runs, click Next.
6. Select the format Base 64-encoded X.509(.CER)(S) and click Next.
7. Click Browse to select the folder where you want to save the file, then click Next.
8. Click Finish. The certificate export wizard will complete.
9. Open the exported file as a TEXT file and verify the values.
   • The extracted certificate value must start and end with —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—– and —–END CERTIFICATE—-.

Extract Root certificate value

You can extract the root certificate of the certificate chain required for user certificate enrollment.

To extract the Root certificate value, follow these steps.

1. Run the certificate file in crt format on the PC. The certificate window will appear.
2. In the certificate window, click the Certificate Path tab.
   • If the file is in PEM format, convert it to a .crt file.
3. Click the topmost Root certificate and click View Certificate.
4. After clicking the Details tab, click Copy to File.
5. When the certificate export wizard runs, click Next.
6. Select the format Base 64-encoded X.509(.CER)(S) and click Next.
7. Click Browse to select the path where you want to save the file, then click Next.
8. Click Finish. The certificate export wizard will complete.
9. Open the exported file in TEXT format and verify the values.
   • The start and end of the extracted certificate value must include the —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—– and —–END CERTIFICATE—- entries.

Enter Certificate Chain value

This explains how to enter the extracted Intermediate (Subordinate) certificate and Root certificate values into the Certificate Chain field when creating a Certificate Manager.

To enter the Intermediate (Subordinate) certificate and Root certificate values into the Certificate Chain field, follow these steps.

1. Execute the Intermediate (Subordinate) certificate file and the Root certificate file as text files.
2. Copy the entire value of the Intermediate (Subordinate) certificate file.
3. Paste it into the Certificate Chain input area on the Certicafate Manager Creation page.
   • Paste it, including the —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—– at the beginning and the —–END CERTIFICATE—- at the end of the certificate value.
4. Copy the entire value of the Root certificate file.
5. Paste it into the Certificate Chain input area on the Create Certicafate Manager page.
   • Paste it, including the —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—– at the beginning and —–END CERTIFICATE—- at the end of the certificate value.
   • Paste the Root certificate value on the line below the Intermediate (Subordinate) certificate.