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certificate backup problem - failed to create pkcs#12 backup file for unknown reasons.

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us...@domain.invalid

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Jul 21, 2006, 11:41:48 AM7/21/06
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I hace a security certificate in Firefox that I want to import into
Thunderbird. The problem is that Firefox is not letting me backup the
certificate with the error shown as subject.
Is there another way to get this certificate into thunderbird? What
might be happening?
Firefox version es 1.5.0.4

Dario Alejandro Guzik

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Jul 21, 2006, 11:44:24 AM7/21/06
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Sorry, my previous mail went out without my address

Nir

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Jul 21, 2006, 12:09:17 PM7/21/06
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I'm not sure enough but you may try this trick copy cert8.db file from Firefox
folder and paste it in thunderbird profile ( before doing this please back up
Thunderbird profile .

To find out your TB or FF profile folder see this link
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile

Nir

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Jul 21, 2006, 12:12:00 PM7/21/06
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...from Firefox profile folder to Thunderbird profile folder :-[

Dario Alejandro Guzik

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Jul 21, 2006, 2:42:19 PM7/21/06
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Almost :(

I copied the file, and had no problems... BUT the certificate that is
shown as min in Firefox, now is shown as Other people's in ThunderBird,
so I cannot use it to sign or encrypt.
Any other idea (beside reinstall seamonkey, and then migrate again to
thunderbird)

Dario Alejandro Guzik

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Jul 21, 2006, 3:12:40 PM7/21/06
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Some test I've done with no success:
-Installed Firefox 2.0b1 and the same problem backing up the certificate
-deleted cert8.db, firefox creates an empty one, got my certificate
again, and the same error when backing up (just checking if the error
had something to do with the data already in cert8.db)

Nir

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Jul 21, 2006, 3:19:05 PM7/21/06
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Dario, please bottom post in this group.

Open Firefox . Goto Tools>Option>Advanced>Encryption>view Certificates . Export
that certificate .
Open Thunderbird . Goto Tools>Option>Advanced>Encryption>view Certificates.
Import that file.

TioBo...@gmail.com

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Jul 26, 2006, 10:40:26 AM7/26/06
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Nir ha escrito:


> Dario, please bottom post in this group.
>
> Open Firefox . Goto Tools>Option>Advanced>Encryption>view Certificates . Export
> that certificate .
> Open Thunderbird . Goto Tools>Option>Advanced>Encryption>view Certificates.
> Import that file.

Ok:
First, I don't have an "export" option, but I guess it's the same as
backup. I tried this but I keep getting the same error.

Nir

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Jul 26, 2006, 10:48:33 AM7/26/06
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sorry , it is 'backup' button.

TioBo...@gmail.com

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Jul 26, 2006, 1:00:58 PM7/26/06
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Nir ha escrito:

Always error :(

Nir

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Jul 26, 2006, 3:56:44 PM7/26/06
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( Just a little advice : you may use 'Enigmail' to sign your mails :
https://addons.mozilla.org/thunderbird/71/ )

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