Exporting Certificate/Signature from Mozilla Firefox


Exporting Client Certificate from Mozilla Firefox

On the original PC, where the Client Certificate is currently installed on:

  • Launch Firefox web browser
  • Click the Tools menu, then select Options
  • Switch to Advanced tab
  • Click the View Certificates
  • Switch to Your Certificates tab
  • Select the Certificate you intend to export
  • Click the Backup button
  • Type a file name and choose a path that the certificate will be exported to and click Save
  • Enter and confirm a password which will be used for the encryption of the exported private key and certificate, and click OK
  • The export of the certificate is now complete
  • If you intend to use the certificate on a new computer, transport/move the exported (.pfx/.p12) file to a new PC/Laptop for later import