I was given two .pem files to import. I did not generate these files. Can I import them into IIS 7 or do they have to be converted into another format? I know that IIS likes .pfx – can .pem's be converted if necessary?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Best Answer
If they're just certificate authorities you're looking to import into a Trusted Roots or Intermediate Roots container, just change the extension to
.cer
or.crt
and Windows should be able to handle it with little issues.But if the .pem files are part of .pem/.key file pairs, then you'll have to convert them into a
.pfx
file before Windows can touch them. OpenSSL can be used to create such an archive.It will prompt you for a password to protect the file with. Use that password when importing into IIS.