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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
Create an ASCII file named
5.
Copy and paste the base-64 encoded certificate blob, including the marker lines
6.
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
Convert the text-based certificate to its DER-encoded format using the ASCII to
7.
Binary tool, explained in CMS Command-Line Tools Guide.
For example, the command
<server_root>/bin/cert/tools/AtoB cert.b64 cert.der
converts the base-64 encoded certificate in the
DER-encoded format and writes the DER-encoded certificate to a file named
.
cert.der
Next, use the Microsoft tool named
8.
certificate to SPC format. For example, the command
cert2spc cert.der cert.spc
converts the DER-encoded certificate in the
writes the certificate to a file named
For additional information, check these links:
• http://www.lantimes.com/ltparts/connect/shoptalk1.htm
• http://www.thawte.com/certs/developer/msauthenticode.html
• http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk/pkcs12faq.html
Generating Files Required By Third-Party Object Signing Tools
.
cert.b64
and
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
cert.b64
to convert the DER-encoded
cert2spc
cert.der
.
cert.spc
to the file.
file to its
file to its SPC format and
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