install certificare : recover "PRIVATE KEY"

[Former Member]

Hi at all,

I try to install a SSL certificate for SAP J2EE engine 6.40 and I followed the blog /people/aniket.tare/blog/2005/03/22/ssl-certificate-installation-procedure-for-sap-j2ee-engine-630-150-steps-in-visual-administrator .

When I executed step number 10 of the blog above, I have placed the cursor on the private key pair e tried to load the signed certificate into the system.

The file I' ve loaded has the same name of private key, so I lost the private key .

When I executed the step number 17 I don't find any entry for SSL certificate.

What do you think about ?

Thanks,

Domenico.

[WolfgangJanzen]

Well, to me it looks that the instructions provided in /people/aniket.tare/blog/2005/03/22/ssl-certificate-installation-procedure-for-sap-j2ee-engine-630-150-steps-in-visual-administrator are not correct: in step 10 you should not overwrite the private key entry (by performing the "load" operation). Instead, you should have imported the CSR Response (pressing the button "Import CSR Response").

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[Former Member]

there is a way to restore the private key ?

How can i re-use the cerficate?

Every CSR response has a cost.

Thanks,

Domenico.

[WolfgangJanzen]

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> there is a way to restore the private key ?

No. Only if you have made a backup.

If you only have the (public) certificate but not the corresponding private key, then you have lost. In that case you need to create a new keypair resulting in a new certificate; you also have to create a new CSR. If you are using the same subject name, your CA might be kind and will not charge you for the resubmission - if the previous certificate request was in the recent past. At least it's worth a try ...