Converting a certificate from PFX to PEM format

Replacing the certificate on either an App Volumes Manager Server or Horizon Access Point appliance requires a certificate in the PEM format, which necessitates a different procedure when using the AD Certificate Services certificate authority. The following items are needed to convert a certificate in the PFX format to the PEM format:

  • A computer with the open source OpenSSL software installed, which is available at www.openssl.org . OpenSSL is used to convert the certificate into the format needed by the Apache Web Server used with the Horizon Access Point. In our example, OpenSSL was installed on a Windows computer.
  • A certificate with an exportable private key, which is not allowed with the default ...

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