Certificate - CSR to pfx

CSR stands for Certificate Signing Request. It contains the information needed to create a .cer certificate. A .cer certificate can be exported to a .pfx file, which is what Mideye Server uses for the Web GUI.

Creating a CSR in Windows

In Windows, use MMC to create a CSR. There is a pretty good guide over at ssltrust.com.au on how to do this: https://www.ssltrust.com.au/help/setup-guides/microsoft-certificates-mmc

Generating .cer from CSR

Send the CSR to the company preferred sollution and most likely a .cer file will be returned.

Import the .cer file to mmc.exe

To create a .pfx from the .cer follow these steps:

1. Go back to the Windows server whare the CSR was created.
2. Open mmc.exe
3. Go to Console Root → Certificate (local computer) → Personal → Certificates
4. Right click on Certificates
5. Choose All tasks → Import
6. Choose the .cer file.

The .cer file is now imported and ready to be exported as a .pfx file

Export the certificate to a .pfx file

1. Choose the certificate that was imported in the previous step.
2. Right click and choose Export.
3. Chose "Yes, export the private key"

The file will be exported as a .pfx file that now can be imported to the Mideye Server for use with Web GUI.