{"id":1428,"date":"2023-09-25T07:53:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T07:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/certera.com\/kb\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2024-10-15T09:28:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T09:28:50","slug":"how-to-move-or-copy-ssl-certificates-from-one-server-to-another","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/certera.com\/kb\/how-to-move-or-copy-ssl-certificates-from-one-server-to-another\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Move or Copy SSL Certificates from One Server to Another?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For reasons like changes in hosting provider, load balancing, scaling, etc.,\u00a0 you may be required to move or copy SSL certificates from one server to another. However, doing so can be troublesome &#8211; if you are unaware of the steps involved in the migration process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are facing issues while migrating the cert or don&#8217;t know how to do that &#8211; don&#8217;t worry. This article will explain the standard process for migrating your SSL certificate from one server to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> To help you better understand, we will also explore a step-by-step procedure that needs to be followed to move or copy SSL certificates from a Windows Server to another Windows Server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, why wait &#8211; Let&#8217;s start!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/certera.com\/cheap-ssl-certificates\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"150\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"https:\/\/certera.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cheap-ssl-certs-cta-jpg.webp\" alt=\"Cheap SSL Certificates\" class=\"wp-image-2027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/certera.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cheap-ssl-certs-cta-jpg.webp 960w, https:\/\/certera.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cheap-ssl-certs-cta-300x47.webp 300w, https:\/\/certera.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cheap-ssl-certs-cta-768x120.webp 768w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Standard Process to Migrate your SSL Certificate from One Server to Another<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a high-level perspective, irrespective of the servers involved, you can migrate your SSL cert using a simple process comprising of these three steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Export SSL and chain certificates, along with private keys from its current server<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Convert the SSL certificate format to meet the server&#8217;s requirement on which you will install that cert, if required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Import the SSL Certificate on your new server.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Move or Copy an SSL Certificate From a Windows Server to Another Windows Server<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the steps mentioned below to accomplish the same:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Export the Certificate From the Current Windows Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <strong>Search<\/strong>, placed on the taskbar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type <strong>IIS <\/strong>and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager <\/strong>window will appear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the server on which the SSL cert is installed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Server Certificates<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click on the <strong>SSL certificate<\/strong> that you want to export.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the list, select <strong>Export<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Export Certificate<\/strong> box, perform the following actions:<ul><li>In the <strong>Export to<\/strong> box, enter the location where your certificate will be exported.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>In the <strong>Password<\/strong> box, type the password.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>In the <strong>Confirm Password<\/strong> box, type the same password again.<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Convert the SSL Certificate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no need to convert the certificate&#8217;s format as you are exporting the cert from a Windows server and installing it on another server; hence, changing its format is unnecessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Import the Certificate on the New Windows Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on <strong>Search<\/strong>, placed on the taskbar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type <strong>IIS <\/strong>and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager <\/strong>window will appear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the <strong>Actions<\/strong> tab, click <strong>Import<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The<strong> Import Certificate<\/strong> dialog box will open.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Import Certificate<\/strong> box, perform the following actions:<ul><li>In the <strong>Certificate file (.pfx)<\/strong> box, enter the location where the exported SSL cert is stored.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>In the<strong> Password<\/strong> box, type the password you entered while exporting the certificate.<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this steps, you have successfully moved or copied an SSL certificate from a Windows Server to another Windows Server. All that&#8217;s left is to bind the imported cert to a specific website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Move or Copy an SSL Certificate From a Windows Server to an Apache Server?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the steps mentioned below to move or copy an SSL cert from a Windows server to an Apache server:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Export the SSL Certificate and Private Key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On your keyboard, simultaneously press the <strong>Windows <\/strong>+ <strong>R<\/strong> buttons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type in <strong>MMC<\/strong> and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the <strong>File<\/strong> list, click <strong>Add\/Remove Snap-in<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on <strong>Computer Account<\/strong> and then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leave<strong> Local Computer<\/strong> selected.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Finish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the left pane, click <strong>plus (+) <\/strong>placed adjacent to <strong>Certificates<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>plus<\/strong> icon adjacent to the <strong>Personal <\/strong>folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Click on the <strong>Certificates <\/strong>folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click on the SSL cert you want to export.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select All Tasks, and from the list, click <strong>Export<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the <strong>Certificate Export Wizard<\/strong>, click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Yes, export the private key<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the checkbox adjacent to <strong>Include all certificates in the certification path if possible<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type and confirm the password. (The password will be required to import the cert onto a different server.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Browse<\/strong> and save the <strong>.pfx<\/strong> file to the desired location.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type in a name such as <strong>mysslcert.pfx<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Finish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Convert the SSL Certificate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Utilize the OpenSSL cmd mentioned below to create a text file containing the contents of the .pfx file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><em>openssl pkcs12 -in <\/em>mysslcert<em>.pfx -out <\/em>mysslcert<em>.txt -nodes<\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Open a text editor (Notepad), and copy <\/strong>the Primary and Intermediate SSL Certificate and Private key to its own text file, including the &#8220;<strong>\u2014\u2013BEGIN PRIVATE KEY\u2014\u2013<\/strong> and \u2013<strong>\u2014-END PRIVATE KEY\u2014\u2013&#8221;<\/strong> tags. Save them with names like &#8211; mysslcert.key, mysslcert.crt, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Configure the Apache Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before configuring the Apache server, transfer the certificate and key files to the server. To do this, use the SFTP or SCP client to upload the files to the server&#8217;s secure location (\/etc\/ssl directory). Also, ensure the certificate and key files have valid permissions on the Apache server, or it will not be able to read the files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Follow the steps mentioned below to configure Apache Server:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add these <strong>directives <\/strong>in the <strong>Apache Configuration<\/strong> file:<ul><li><strong>SSLCertificateFile \/path\/to\/certificate.crt<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SSLCertificateKeyFile \/path\/to\/private.key<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Restart <\/strong>the server. (You can utilize &#8211; the &#8220;<strong>systemctl restart apache2<\/strong>&#8221; command to do so.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note: <\/strong>Replace the actual file paths for the certificate and key files on the Apache server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this &#8211; you have successfully moved or copied an SSL certificate from a Windows Server to an Apache Server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Move or Copy an SSL Certificate From an Apache Server to a Windows Server?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the steps mentioned below to move or copy an SSL cert from an Apache server to a Windows server:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Export the SSL certificate and Private Key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To export the SSL certificate and private key from the Apache server, use the below-mentioned command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>sudo openssl pkcs12 -Export -out certificate.pfx -inkey private.key -in certificate.crt<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> This will export the SSL certificate and convert it to .PFX. Copy the .pfx file to the Windows server using a secure method such as SFTP or SCP. Use the Microsoft Management Console and the Certificates snap-in on a Windows server to install the .pfx file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Configure the Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Search<\/strong>, type <strong>IIS Manager<\/strong>, and press <strong>Enter<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>IIS Manager<\/strong> window will appear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the website that you want to secure with SSL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the right pane, under the <strong>Actions <\/strong>section, click <strong>Bindings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Add<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The<strong> Add Site Binding<\/strong> window will appear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the <strong>Type <\/strong>list, select <strong>https<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the <strong>SSL certificate <\/strong>that you imported in the previous step in the SSL certificate dropdown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this &#8211; you have successfully moved or copied an SSL certificate from an Apache Server to a Windows Server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Move or Copy an SSL Certificate From Tomcat\/Java Server to OpenSSL?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the steps mentioned below to move or copy an SSL cert from a Tomcat\/Java Server to OpenSSL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Export the SSL Certificate and Private Key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To export SSL certificate files, use the below-mentioned command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>keytool -importkeystore -srckeystore keystore.jks -srcstoretype JKS -destkeystore certificate.p12 -deststoretype PKCS12<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> This will export the SSL certificate and convert it to .p12 file. Copy the .p12 file to the OpenSSL server. You can use a secure method such as SFTP or SCP to transfer the file from the Tomcat server to the OpenSSL server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Convert the .p12 file to Separate Certificate and Key Files<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To convert .p12 to .txt, use the below-mentioned command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>openssl pkcs12 -in certificate.p12 -out certificate.txt -nodes<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install the SSL Certificate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open .txt file using a text editor (For ex &#8211; Notepad).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy the data to separate certificate and key files.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place the certificate and key files in the appropriate locations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edit the OpenSSL configuration file to specify their locations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enable SSL for the site that you want to secure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this &#8211; you have successfully moved or copied an SSL certificate from a Tomcat\/Java Server to OpenSSL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In today&#8217;s era, where multiple organizations use <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/certera.com\/ssl-types\/multi-domain-ssl-certificates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multi-domain<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/certera.com\/ssl-types\/wildcard-ssl-certificates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wildcard SSL certs<\/a>\u00a0to secure multiple domains or sub-domains using a single certificate, <\/span>you may find the migration of SSL certificates an everyday activity. The process is straightforward and involves three steps- Export, Convert (if needed), and Import.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For reasons like changes in hosting provider, load balancing, scaling, etc.,\u00a0 you may be required to move or copy SSL certificates from one server to another. However, doing so can be troublesome &#8211; if you are unaware of the steps involved in the migration process. 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