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   Creating an Operational Copy of Your Private Key - Netscape 4.x

 
 

 

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Identity and Encryption Certificates:
 

1. Browse to your Netscape User's Directory: C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\<username>.

Where <username> is your logon for that computer.

 
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2. Select and Hold down the <Ctrl> key while selecting the following three files: cert7.db, Key3.db and secmod.db.
3. Right-click and "Copy" the cert7.db, Key3.db and secmod.db files.

 
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4. Navigate to an 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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