Create a *.pfx or *.p12 File
- Last Updated: July 29, 2025
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- MOVEit Gateway
- Version 2024.1
- Version 2024
- Documentation
To create a *.pfx or *.p12 certificate file, complete the following steps:
- Run Internet Information Server (IIS) Manager on the MOVEit Transfer machine.
- In the left pane, navigate to Sites, and then the name of your MOVEit Transfer website. In most cases, the name is moveitdmz.
- In the right pane, click Bindings...
- In the Site Bindings dialog box, click https, followed by Edit.
- In the Edit Site Binding dialog box, select the SSL Certificate from the list and click View...
- In the Certificate dialog box, select the Details tab, and click Copy to File...
- In the Certificate Export Wizard, click Next.
- In the Export Private Key window, click Yes, export the private key, followed by Next.
- In the Export File Format window, select the format Personal Information Exchange - PKCS #12 (.PFX) and click Next.
- In the Security window, select the Password check box, enter a password, and click Next.
- In the File to Export window, click Browse...
- In the Save As dialog box, select a directory and enter a filename to which the certificate should be saved, such as moveittransfer.pfx, and click Save.
- In the File to Export window, click Next.
- In the Completing the Certificate Export Wizard window, click Finish.
- In the Certificate Export Wizard popup, click OK.
- To close the Certificate dialog box, click OK.
- To close the Edit Site Binding dialog box, click Cancel.
- To close the Site Bindings dialog, click Close.
- Upload the file to MOVEit Transfer, and then download the file on the MOVEit Gateway machine.