To upload or download the private key associated with a managed certificate, you must be logged in to SCM on a computer in the same local network on which the private key agent is installed, and have a personal authentication certificate installed on your computer.
Private keys can only be uploaded and downloaded by administrators that have a valid client certificate selected under the Certificate Auth option in their administrator settings.
When downloaded, the private key agent retrieves a copy of the certificate from SCM over an encrypted connection, merges it with the private key, and provisions the certificate to the requestor.This ensures the private key doesn’t leave the network.
| Although the upload or download is initiated via SCM, the private key is not transferred to the SCM servers, and the private key never leaves your network. |
Upload private keys
Navigate to Certificates SSL Certificates.
Select the appropriate certificate and click View.
Select the Management tab and expand Locations.
Click Create and select Import Private Key.
Paste the private key or click Upload From File and select the private key.
Enter the Key Passphrase.
Click Save.
Download public and private keys
Navigate to Certificates SSL Certificates.
Select the appropriate certificate and click View.
Click the Download icon.
Select Certificate and Private Key.
Select the appropriate download format.
The supported formats are:
Set the passphrase for the private key download.
Click Download.
FAQs
For Windows, the private key agent logs are stored in %PROGRAMDATA%\Sectigo\PK Agent\logs and the configuration files are stored in %PROGRAMDATA%\Sectigo\PK Agent\conf .
Is Sectigo a trusted certificate authority? ›
As the industry's most innovative provider of comprehensive certificate lifecycle management (CLM) solutions, Sectigo is the platform of choice to deliver digital trust across the enterprise.
How do I manage certificate private keys? ›
Upload private keys
- Navigate to Certificates SSL Certificates.
- Select the appropriate certificate and click View.
- Select the Management tab and expand Locations.
- Click Create and select Import Private Key.
- Paste the private key or click Upload From File and select the private key.
- Enter the Key Passphrase.
- Click Save.
Sectigo's DNA is still the same as it's always been—still what made it one of the top commercial Certificate Authorities in the world. With over 100,000,000 digital certificates issued in over 150 countries, a vast number of websites trust Sectigo as their CA.
Where do I get the private key for a certificate? ›
Locating a private key in Windows
- Open Microsoft Management Console.
- In the Console Root, expand Certificates (Local Computer)
- Locate the certificate in the Personal or Web Server folder.
- Right click the certificate.
- Select Export.
- Follow the guided wizard.
The path to your private key is listed in your site's virtual host file. Navigate to the server block for your site (by default, it's located in the /var/www directory). Open the configuration file for your site and search for ssl_certificate_key which will show the path to your private key.
What is the difference between a private key and a certificate? ›
The owner of the key pair makes the public key available to anyone, but keeps the private key secret. A certificate verifies that an entity is the owner of a particular public key. Certificates that follow the X. 509 standard contain a data section and a signature section.
Can I use certificate without private key? ›
If you lose your private key, you will be unable to install your SSL certificate and will need to generate a new key pair (CSR + Private Key) and re-issue the certificate. You can find instructions on how to re-issue your certificate here. What happens if my Private Key is compromised?
How do I verify a private key and certificate? ›
It's a three-part process to confirm the integrity of a key pair:
- Verify the integrity of a private key - that has not been tampered with.
- Verify the modulus of both private and public key match.
- Successfully perform encryption with the public key from the certificate and decryption with the private key.
Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM) is an industry- leading, CA agnostic platform, purpose-built to issue and manage the lifecycles of all public and private digital certificates through a single pane of glass. SCM authenticates and secures every human and machine identity across the enterprise.
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What is the difference between GoDaddy and Sectigo? ›
Both GoDaddy and Sectigo offer a variety of SSL Certificates. The difference is that Sectigo has a wide range of named encryption products to choose from, while GoDaddy does it differently and lets you configure your SSL.
Where is private key stored? ›
Private keys and personal certificates are stored in keystores. Public keys and CA certificates are stored in truststores. A truststore is a keystore that by convention contains only trusted keys and certificates.
Where can I find my private SSH key? ›
Checking for existing SSH keys
- Open Terminal .
- Enter ls -al ~/.ssh to see if existing SSH keys are present. $ ls -al ~/.ssh # Lists the files in your .ssh directory, if they exist.
- Check the directory listing to see if you already have a public SSH key. ...
- Either generate a new SSH key or upload an existing key.
A missing private key could mean: The certificate is not being installed on the same server that generated the CSR. The pending request was deleted from IIS. The certificate was installed through the Certificate Import Wizard rather than through IIS.
How do you find the private key D? ›
Private Key d is calculated from p, q, and e. For given n and e, there is unique number d. Number d is the inverse of e modulo (p - 1)(q – 1). This means that d is the number less than (p - 1)(q - 1) such that when multiplied by e, it is equal to 1 modulo (p - 1)(q - 1).
