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  1. In Chrome, go to Settings<\/strong>.\n

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  2. On the Settings<\/strong> page, below Default browser<\/strong>, click Show advanced settings<\/strong>.\n

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  3. Under HTTPS\/SSL<\/strong>, click Manage certificates<\/strong>.\n

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  4. In the Certificates<\/strong> window, on the Personal<\/strong> tab, select your code signing certificate and then, click Export<\/strong>.\n

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  5. In the Certificate Export Wizard<\/strong>, on the Welcome<\/strong> page, click Next<\/strong>.\n<\/li>\n
  6. On the Export Private Key<\/strong> page, select Yes, export private key<\/strong> and then, click Next<\/strong>.\n

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  7. On the Export File Format<\/strong> page, select Personal Information Exchange – PKCS #12 (.PFX)<\/strong>, check Include all certificates in the certification path if possible<\/strong>, and then, click Next<\/strong>.\n

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  8. On the Security<\/strong> page, check Password<\/strong>. Then, in the Password<\/strong> and Confirm password<\/strong> boxes, type your password, and then click Next<\/strong>.\n

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  9. On the File to Export<\/strong> page, click Browse<\/strong>, go to where you want to save your code signing certificate (w\/private key) .pfx file, provide a file name (i.e. myCodeSigningCertificate), click Save<\/strong>, and then, click Next<\/strong>.  Make sure to save the .pfx file in a location that you will remember and to which you have permissions. Note:<\/strong> A .pfx file uses the same format as a .p12 or PKCS12 file.\n

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  10. On the Completing the Certificate Export Wizard<\/strong> page, review the settings and then, click Finish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When you receive “The export was successful” message, click OK<\/strong>.  Your code signing certificate should now be available in the destination directory you selected in the last step of the wizard as a .pfx file. <\/p>\n

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