Exporting a public or private key

You might want to export a public key for a public certificate to give to your trading partner (or other client application) to encrypt the data that they send you. Exporting of both public and local keys is allowed only for local certificates.

Procedure

1. On the Build page, open an existing local or public certificate.

2. If you opened a public or local certificate, click Export Public Cert.

   A dialog opens showing you the file name and prompting you to open or save the file.

3. Do one of the following:

   • Click Open and Browse to select an application, then OK.

   • Click Save then OK.

   The file is opened or saved.

4. If you opened a local certificate, click Export local Key.

   A dialog opens showing the file name and prompting you to open or save the file.

5. Do one of the following:

   • Click Open and Browse to select an application, then click OK.

   • Click Save then click OK.

   The file is opened or saved.