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Exporting and
Importing Certificates
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LexiGuard generates two self-signed certificates signed
with the user's RSA private key, one containing the public encryption key
and one containing the public verification key.
LexiGuard can also use certificates generated by Certificate
Authorities. Since you need the certificate of a person in order to include
them as a recipient of an encryption operation, the importing and exporting
of certificates is critical.
Exporting Certificates
The encryption key certificate can be exported in two formats
for use with web browsers and email tools:
.cer |
format for Outlook Express (DER-encoded) |
.p12 |
format for Netscape (PKCS12 format) |
Note that there is a crucial difference bewteen the two formats.
The .cer format contains only the public key certificate. The .p12
format contains both the private key (protected by a password) and the
public key certificate.
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To export an internal user from LexiGuard, choose Users...
from the Tools menu
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Select the desired user by name and click the Export User...
button
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Enter the password for the user
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Then use the file chooser to select where to store the exported
file
Importing Certificates 
Certificates from Outlook Express and Netscape address books
can be imported into LexiGuard.
From Outlook Express:
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Open the Address Book and double-click on the row
corresponding to the desired user.
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In the Properties window, choose the Digital IDs
tab.
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Select the desired certificate then click the Export
button.
In Netscape Navigator:
You can export personal certificates for the Netscape
user only—you cannot export certificates for other people.
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Click the Security icon on the Netscape Navigator toolbar
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In the pop-up window, among the list of titles on the left
side under the heading Certificates, click the title Yours
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Highlight the desired certificate then click Export
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Enter the password or the pin for the Communicator Certificate
DB
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Enter and reconfirm a password to protect the data being
exported
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Select the location of the file (with extension .p12)
to contain the exported certificate.
To import the certificate in either format into LexiGuard:
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Choose Users... from the Tools menu
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Click the External Users tab then click the Import
User... button
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Use the File Chooser to specify the location of the
file with the certificate to import.
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When you click the Open button, the import operation
takes place—you will see the name of the imported user in the scrolling
list of External Users
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