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Answered The password is incorrect when import pfx certificate into certificate store

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      Friday, September 04, 2009 3:47 AM
       
       
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      Hi everyone

      I used the following command to create a pfx file:

      makecert.exe -r -pe -sky exchange -n "CN=MyTestClient.com" MyTestClient.cer -sv MyTestClient.pvk
      pvk2pfx.exe -pvk MyTestClient.pvk -spc MyTestClient.cer -pfx MyTestClient.pfx

      In the process, I am forced to enter the private key password, and I entered the same password.

      After that, I use mmc to import the pfx file into root store and again, the prompt dialog appeared and forced me to enter private key password, I enter the same password as before, however, a error dialog showed and indicating the password is incorrect.

      What is the problem??
      Can anyone help?

      Thanks~

      Deepblue 
      • Moved by Harry Zhu Monday, September 07, 2009 4:04 AM (From:Visual C# General)
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    • Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:01 AM
       
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      Hi,

      My case could be different. However I found the similar issue and it is getting solved. 

      It works properly by passing the password into the command instead of supplying it on the dialog.

      I did these:
      1. makecert -sv MyTestClient.pvk -n "CN=MyTestClient.com" MyTestClient.cer
      2. set the private password, e.g. p4sswd
      3. pvk2pfx -pvk MyTestClient.pvk -pi "p4sswd" -spc MyTestClient.cer -pfx MyTestClient.pfx -po "p4sswd"

      Hopefully it is helpful

      Agung

      • Marked As Answer by deepblue2009 Saturday, March 20, 2010 8:54 AM
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    • Monday, September 07, 2009 4:04 AM
       
       
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      Hi,

      The question relating to makecert.exe is beyond the scope of c# forum, I'm going to move the thread to off-topic forum.

      Please try to post to .net framework tool newsgroup , you will get better answer from experts there:
      http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/?dg=microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.sdk

      Harry
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    • Tuesday, January 12, 2010 5:13 PM
       
       
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      DeepBlue, did you ever find a solution?  I'm having this exact same problem, and yours is the ONLY post I could find via Google that describes the same problem.
       
    • Friday, January 15, 2010 2:18 AM
       
       
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      Hi, bsayatovic

      I will try to figure out this in the weekend,
      I guess I have solved that.

      I will reply this later!
       
    • Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:01 AM
       
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      Hi,

      My case could be different. However I found the similar issue and it is getting solved. 

      It works properly by passing the password into the command instead of supplying it on the dialog.

      I did these:
      1. makecert -sv MyTestClient.pvk -n "CN=MyTestClient.com" MyTestClient.cer
      2. set the private password, e.g. p4sswd
      3. pvk2pfx -pvk MyTestClient.pvk -pi "p4sswd" -spc MyTestClient.cer -pfx MyTestClient.pfx -po "p4sswd"

      Hopefully it is helpful

      Agung

      • Marked As Answer by deepblue2009 Saturday, March 20, 2010 8:54 AM
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    • Saturday, March 20, 2010 8:54 AM
       
       
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      Thank you very muchhhh Agung, that works!

      You rock, buddy!