This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

Hierdie gesprek is in die argief. Vra asseblief 'n nuwe vraag as jy hulp nodig het.

IE uses PKCS #7 digital cert Firefox PKCS #12 trying to use IE cert in Firefox

  • 1 antwoord
  • 3 hierdie probleem
  • 5 views
  • Laaste antwoord deur ideato

more options

My OS Win 7 64 bit just installed digital cert it is PKCS #7. I want to export for Firefox. Firefox calls for PKCS #12. Am I going to be able to use the IE PK-7 ? IE also offers DER X.509 or Base-64 X.509 Need format and how to. Thanx Jim C

My OS Win 7 64 bit just installed digital cert it is PKCS #7. I want to export for Firefox. Firefox calls for PKCS #12. Am I going to be able to use the IE PK-7 ? IE also offers DER X.509 or Base-64 X.509 Need format and how to. Thanx Jim C

Gekose oplossing

Your certificate must be of type PKCS#12 with a .p12 extension, i don't known if you can rename the file changing the extension to .p12 (probably impossible).

see: Message security - Certificates

see also: Getting an SMIME certificate


thank you

Please mark "Solved" the answer that really solve the problem, to help others with a similar problem.

Lees dié antwoord in konteks 👍 0

All Replies (1)

more options

Gekose oplossing

Your certificate must be of type PKCS#12 with a .p12 extension, i don't known if you can rename the file changing the extension to .p12 (probably impossible).

see: Message security - Certificates

see also: Getting an SMIME certificate


thank you

Please mark "Solved" the answer that really solve the problem, to help others with a similar problem.