Extract the public key from your SAML certificate by exporting it as a Base-64 encoded .CER file, then copying the text between the BEGIN CERTIFICATE and END CERTIFICATE markers for use in WCM's SAML setup.
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- How do I extract the public key? Open the certificate, go to Details > Copy to File, select Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER), export, then open the file and copy the text between BEGIN CERTIFICATE and END CERTIFICATE.
- Can I reuse an expired public key? No — expired keys cannot be reused for SAML authentication.
- Where does the extracted key go? Paste it into the SAML authentication setup in Site Manager.
Obtain the public key from the public certificate following the steps below. Then, use the key for the SAML authentication setup in the Site Manager. If a public key has expired, it can't be used again.
- Open your public certificate.
- Navigate to Details tab and select Copy to File.
- Select Next in the certificate export wizard.
- Select Base-64 encoded X.509(.CER)., then select Next.
- Specify the name of the file you want to export, then select Next.
- Select Finish when the wizard completes the certificate export.
- Open the file you just downloaded using a notepad or a similar application.
- The public key is the text that is present between the text BEGIN CERTIFICATE and the END CERTIFICATE.