Root Certificate Information Expander (.pfx)

When you click Create Certificate > Create Root Certificate (.pfx), the Root Certificate Information expander displays. This allows you to create a .pfx root certificate.

You need a root certificate (.pfx file) to create a host certificate (.pfx file). You can create multiple host certificates using one root certificate (.pfx file).

Root Certificate Information Expander
	Description
Certificate file name (.pfx)	Type the file name of the root certificate with .pfx extension. You can use this file to create a host certificate (.pfx). The certificate file name must not contain blanks and special characters (/,\,?,<, >,*,\|,").
Certificate file name (.cer)	Type the file name of the .cer root certificate. Note that the .pfx file contains both key and certificate; however, the .cer certificate file contains only the certificate. You must then import this .cer certificate file in the Windows store on the client/FEP for establishing a secure communication between server and clients. The certificate file name must not contain blanks or special characters (/,\,?,<, >,*,\|,").
Certificate password (.pfx)	Type the password required to secure the certificate. This password is required for creating host certificates.
Confirm password	Re-enter the password.
Path	Browse for the location to store the certificate on the disk.
Expiration	Set the validity period. Once a certificate's validity period is over, a new certificate must be requested by the subject of the now-expired certificate. By default, the certificate expires after 3650 days.
Subject Identifier Information	Provide the subject's identifier information: — Subject name — Department — Organization — City/district — State/province — Country code (only two characters) NOTE: Provide a meaningful name in the subject name field. After you import the root certificate, the subject name appears in the Issued To field of the Windows Certificate store.