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Howto: Change password on pfx certificate using openssl

With following procedure you can change your password on an .pfx certificate using openssl.

Export you current certificate to a passwordless pem type:
[user@hostname]>openssl pkcs12 -in mycert.pfx -out tmpmycert.pem -nodes
Enter Import Password:
MAC verified OK

Convert the passwordless pem to a new pfx file with password:
[user@hostname]openssl pkcs12 -export -out mycert2.pfx -in tmpmycert.pem
Enter Export Password:
Verifying - Enter Export Password:

Remove the temporary file:
[user@hostname]rm tmpmycert.pem

Now you are done and can use the new mycert2.pfx file with your new password.

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