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Infineon Security Platform

Infineon Security Platform Solution - PKCS #12 Import Wizard

Options

This wizard page asks you to set the PKCS #12 import options.

Wizard Page Element Explanation
Certificate store The PKCS #12 file will be saved in a certain certificate store, e.g. Personal.
The certificate store is displayed here.
Browse... Click here if you want to change the certificate store.

You can import a certificate into any certificate store. In most situations, you import certificates into either the Personal store or the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store, depending on whether the certificate is intended for you or if it is a root CA certificate.

Recommendation: If you are going to import your own certificate, select certificate store Personal.

Include complete certificate chain, if provided in PKCS #12 file A PKCS #12 file may contain not only your certificate, but a complete certificate chain. A certificate chain includes all Certification Authority (CA) certificates which are needed to validate your certificate.
Check this checkbox, if you want to import the complete certificate chain (if provided in the specified PKCS #12 file).

If the complete certificate chain is imported, the CA certificates will be automatically stored in appropriate certificate stores.

Example:
You are going to import a PKCS #12 including your own certificate and private key, an intermediate CA certificate and a trusted root CA certificate.
You have selected the certificate store Personal.

  • Your own certificate will be saved in certificate store Personal.
  • The intermediate CA certificate will be saved in certificate store Intermediate Certification Authorities.
  • The trusted root CA certificate will be saved in certificate store Trusted Root Certification Authorities.
Enable strong private key protection Check this checkbox, if you want to make sure that the private key is not used without your knowledge.
If you turn on strong private key protection, you are prompted for a password every time the private key is used.


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