How to create an pkcs#12 file using openssl

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This is for those who want to create an PKCS#12 file using OpenSSL.

Step 1 (Only if you don’t have your private key and certificate files. If you have it already, jump to step 2) Create your certificate and key

Open a terminal, and type the following command:

openssl req -new -out cert.pem -x509

Step 2) Create the PKCS#12 file.

Open a terminal, and type the following command:

openssl pkcs12 -export -in cert.pem \
-inkey privkey.pem -out pkcs12file.p12 -name "certificate1"

And that’s it. After two (or one) steps, you will have a PKCS#12 file named pkcs12file.p12.

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