Registration and Key Saving Tips
When creating a PVK file with the private key you should enter a password. Don’t forget to write it down, because you will not be able to use your private key without this password (once it’s lost, it cannot be retrieved).
After saving your certificate (a .CER file), you should install the personal certificate with the private key in the certificate store on your computer. You should use PVKImport, PVKIMPRT.EXE -IMPORT A:\WMID_NEW.CER A:\WM_NEW.PVK command.
You can convert the PVK and CER files into a PRX file by using PVKIMPRT.EXE -PFX A:\WMID_NEW.CER A:\WM_NEW.PVK command in order not to execute it each time.
When creating a PFX file with the private key, you will save the private key together with the X.509 certificate in the personal certificate store on your computer. The key is saved so that it could be easily exported. Thus, you should export your personal certificate, copy it and delete from the certificate store to complete the registration. When exported into a PFX file, you can click on the certificate to install on any of your computers.
In other words, if you want to use a PFX file, you should save the private key file in the personal certificate (PKCS#12 standard).
You should back up the private key (personal certificate) and save the backups in a safe place.
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