# Export certificate of the active internal certificate authority

You can use the Management Server's active internal certificate authority as the trusted certificate authority for securing communications with external components.

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You must export the certificate of the active internal certificate authority, then configure the external component to trust the active internal certificate authority, and import the certificate of the active internal certificate authority on the external component.

For more details about the product and how to configure features, click Help or press F1.

## Steps

1. Select Administration.
2. Browse to Certificates > Certificate Authorities > Internal Certificate Authorities.
3. Right-click the active internal certificate authority, then select Properties.
4. On the Certificate tab, click Export.
5. Save the certificate.
6. Click Cancel to close the properties of the internal certificate authority.

## Next steps

Configure the external component to trust the internal certificate authority, and import the certificate of the active internal certificate authority on the external component.

## Internal Certificate Authority Properties dialog box

Use this dialog box to view the details of an Internal Certificate Authority element or to export the certificate of an internal certificate authority.

Option | Definition
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General tab
Name | The name of the element.
Subject Name | The identifier of the certified entity.
Public Key Algorithm | The algorithm used for the public key.
Key Length | The length of the key in bits.
Serial Number | The sequence number of the certificate. The number is issued by the CA.
Signature Algorithm | The signature algorithm that was used to sign the certificate.
Signed By | The CA that signed the certificate.
SubjectAltName | The subject alternative name fields of the certificate.
Valid From | The start date of certificate validity.
Valid To | The end date of certificate validity.
Fingerprint (SHA-1) | The certificate fingerprint using the SHA-1 algorithm.
Fingerprint (SHA-256) | The certificate fingerprint using the SHA-256 algorithm.
Fingerprint (SHA-512) | The certificate fingerprint using the SHA-512 algorithm.
Status | The status of the internal certificate authority.

Option | Definition
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Certificate tab
Certificate text area | The contents of the certificate.
Export | Exports the certificate text.
Import | Opens a file browser to import a certificate file.