Exporting Certificates

You can export certificates currently saved in the Hummingbird certificate store in order to distribute them to other machines. This is necessary if, for example, you generate a self-signed certificate for a user or for a host machine on the network, or if you want to connect to a host from a machine other than the one on which the certificate resides.

To export a certificate:

1. Under Certificates, in the left pane of the Certificates and Keys Management Console, click the certificate store from which you want to export a certificate.
2. In the list pane, select the certificate you want to export.
3. Click the Export button.
4. In the Save AS dialog box, use the Save In drop-down list to specify the target location for the certificate.
5. In the File Name box, specify the certificate name.
6. In the Save as Type box, specify the format to which you want to export the certificate:
7. • Hummingbird HCS Files (*.hks)—Exports the certificate to the Hummingbird certificate store file (my.hcs, ca.hcs, or root.hcs depending on the type of certificate).
   • Base-64 Encoded X.509 (*.cer)—Exports a base-64-encoded, X.509-format certificate file.
   • DER Encoded Binary X.509 (*.cer)—Exports a DER-encoded, binary X.509-format certificate file.
7. Click Save As.

Related Topics

Security Folder—SSL/TLS Category

Overview—Hummingbird Connectivity SSL