Preparing the client certificate workflow
Use the following process to prepare the client certificate, which includes setting the client certificate expiration date and password:
Download and install openssl.exe from http://www.openssl.org/ to the C:\openssl folder.
Create the key file. You can create the following types of key files:
Private key file.
Public key file.
Convert the client certificate to PKCS#12 format.
For more information about converting the client certificate, see Converting the client certificate to the PKCS#12 format.
Upload the root and client certificates to the SVP.
For more information uploading the root and client certificate, see Uploading the root and client certificate.