Export Root Certification Authority Certificate - Windows Server (2024)

This article describes how to export Root Certification Authority Certificate.

Applies to: Windows Server 2003
Original KB number: 555252

Tips

1. Requesting the Root Certification Authority Certificate by using command line:

   See Also

   Managing Windows PFX certificates through PowerShellGenerate a .pfx certificate using the Windows Certificate StoreHow to export certificates between Windows servers - SSL Certificates - Namecheap.comDifference between .cer and .pfx certificates

   1. Log into the Root Certification Authority server with Administrator Account.

   2. Go to Start > Run. Enter the text Cmd and then select Enter.

   3. To export the Root Certification Authority server to a new file name ca_name.cer, type:

      certutil -ca.cert ca_name.cer

2. Requesting the Root Certification Authority Certificate from the Web Enrollment Site:

   1. Log on to Root Certification Authority Web Enrollment Site.

      See Also

      How to create an PFX file

      Usually the Web Enrollment Site resides in the following links:

      http://<ip_address>/certsrv

      or

      http://<fqdn>/certsrv

      ip_address = Root Certification Authority Server IP.

      fqdn = Fully qualified domain name of the Root Certification Authority Server.

   2. Select Download a CA certificate, certificate chain, or CRL.

   3. Select Download CA certificate.

   4. Save the file "certnew.cer" in local disk store.

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