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# sk114984 - export_p12: failed to export" error when trying to export .p12 certificate

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk114984 |
| Date Created | 2017-01-09 |
| Last Modified | 2025-01-06 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- When trying to export a .p12 certificate, you get the following error:  
"\[Expert@HostName:0\]# export_p12 -obj HostName -cert vpn.certificate.com -file /tmp/HostName.p12 -passwd MyPassword   
export_p12: failed to export"

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