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Export Certificates from the CDS using the Federation Manager UI

You can export a private key/certificate pair to a file and send the certificate file (public key) to your federation partner. The partner can use the certificate to verify the signature of assertion responses created with the associated private key or encrypt a response to be decrypted with the associated private key.

Important! If you export the private key as part of a backup, never share it with anyone else.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in to the Federation Manager UI.
2. From the Certs & Keys tab, select Certificates and Private keys.

   The View Certificates and Private Key window displays.

3. Select Action, Export for the entry in the Certificate and Private Key List you want to export.

   The Export Key Store Entry dialog displays.

4. Select the format of the file you want to create from the exported data.

   Note: Click Help for a description of fields, controls, and their respective requirements.

5. Select the file format.
6. Click Export.

   You are prompted to open or save the file on the local system.

   Federation Manager generates the encoded file content representing the key or certificate.

7. Send the file to your partner.