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includes/vpn-gateway-certificates-export-public-key-include.md

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author: cherylmc
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ms.service: vpn-gateway
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ms.topic: include
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ms.date: 07/06/2022
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ms.date: 06/19/2024
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ms.author: cherylmc
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# this include is used for both Virtual WAN and VPN Gateway articles. Any changes you make must apply address both services.
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1. To get the certificate *.cer* file, open **Manage user certificates**.
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Locate the self-signed root certificate, typically in "Certificates - Current User\Personal\Certificates", and right-click. Click **All Tasks** -> **Export**. This opens the **Certificate Export Wizard**.
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Locate the self-signed root certificate, typically in **Certificates - Current User\Personal\Certificates**, and right-click. Select **All Tasks** -> **Export**. This opens the **Certificate Export Wizard**.
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If you can't find the certificate under "Current User\Personal\Certificates", you may have accidentally opened "Certificates - Local Computer", rather than "Certificates - Current User".
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If you can't find the certificate under "Current User\Personal\Certificates", you might have accidentally opened **Certificates - Local Computer**, rather than **Certificates - Current User**.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/vpn-gateway-certificates-export-public-key-include/export.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows the Certificates window with All Tasks then Export selected." lightbox="./media/vpn-gateway-certificates-export-public-key-include/export.png":::
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1. In the wizard, click **Next**.
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1. In the wizard, select **Next**.
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1. Select **No, do not export the private key**, and then click **Next**.
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1. Select **No, do not export the private key**, and then select **Next**.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/vpn-gateway-certificates-export-public-key-include/not-private-key.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows Do not export the private key." lightbox="./media/vpn-gateway-certificates-export-public-key-include/not-private-key.png":::
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1. On the **Export File Format** page, select **Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER).**, and then click **Next**.
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1. On the **Export File Format** page, select **Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER).**, and then select **Next**.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/vpn-gateway-certificates-export-public-key-include/base-64.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows export Base-64 encoded." lightbox="./media/vpn-gateway-certificates-export-public-key-include/base-64.png":::
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1. For **File to Export**, **Browse** to the location to which you want to export the certificate. For **File name**, name the certificate file. Then, click **Next**.
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1. For **File to Export**, **Browse** to the location to which you want to export the certificate. For **File name**, name the certificate file. Then, select **Next**.
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1. Click **Finish** to export the certificate.
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1. Select **Finish** to export the certificate.
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1. You'll see a confirmation saying "The export was successful".
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1. You see a confirmation saying **The export was successful**.
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1. Go to the location where you exported the certificate and open it using a text editor, such as Notepad. If you exported the certificate in the required Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER) format, you'll see text similar to the following example. The section highlighted in blue contains the information that you copy and upload to Azure.
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1. Go to the location where you exported the certificate and open it using a text editor, such as Notepad. If you exported the certificate in the required Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER) format, you see text similar to the following example. The section highlighted in blue contains the information that you copy and upload to Azure.
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:::image type="content" source="./media/vpn-gateway-certificates-export-public-key-include/notepad-file.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows the CER file open in Notepad with the certificate data highlighted." lightbox="./media/vpn-gateway-certificates-export-public-key-include/notepad-file.png":::
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