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   Creating an Operational Copy of Your Private Key - Netscape 7.x

 
 

 

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Identity and Encryption Certificates:
 

1. Browse to your Netscape Username Directory: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Mozilla\Profiles\<profilename>\*.

Where <username> is your logon for that computer;
Where <profilename> is the name of your profile;
Where * is whatever file name exists under your <profilename> folder
(it is a randomly generated name).
 
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2. Select and hold down the <Ctrl> key while selecting the following three files: cert8.db, Key3.db and secmod.db.
3. Right-click and select "Copy" the cert8.db, Key3.db and secmod.db files.

 
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4. Navigate to the appropriate folder or storage device (Network, floppy, CD, thumb drive) in Windows Explorer and paste the files (cert8.db, Key3.db and secmod.db) there. Ensure that your storage area or device is secure and that no one else has access to the operational copy of your private key(s).
 

 



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