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Manually install or renew your Digital Certificate - Stage 3

Before commencing Stage 3, you must have completed Stage 2: Importing your DC into your firm's web browser

We recommend you print these instructions before starting.

Stage 3: Exporting your Private Key to the LINZ Certificates folder on your computer's C: drive (local drive)

How to export your Private Key to the LINZ Certificates Folder
Purpose
  • Export your Private Key into the C:\LINZ Certificates folder on your local drive
  • This is required for full functioning of Landonline.
Step Description
1
  • On your Interet Explorer Tool Bar, select Tools
  • Then select Internet Options

2
  • Select the Content tab
  • Click Certificates

3
  • Select your Landonline Digital Certificate
  • Click Export

4
  • Click Next

5
  • Select Yes, export the private key
  • Click Next

Alert If 'Yes, export the private key' option is greyed out, please call the Registration Authority team on 0800 ONLINE (0800 665 463) and select option 4 for immediate assistance.
6
  • Select Personal Information Exchange – PKCS #12 (.PFX)
  • Select Include all certificates in the certification path if possible
  • Select Enable stong protection
  • Click Next

Alert If these boxes are not check-ticked, your DC will not work. Please re-check both are ticked before proceeding
7 You now need to devise your unique DC passphrase.

Please note: Your unique Digital Certificate passphrase must:
  • Be different from your Landonline User ID
  • Be different from your unique Landonline log on password
  • Be at least eight characters long
  • Contain at least one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter and one numeric character
  • Have no one particular character making up more than half the characters in the password

The passphrase for your new DC can be the same as your previous DC passphrase.

Please note: This passphrase will also be used as your passphrase for Landonline e-dealing and e-survey certifying and signing purposes.

  • Enter your unique DC passphrase
  • Confirm it
  • Click Next

8
  • Click Browse

9
  • Click on the drop down box beside 'Save In'
  • Navigate to your C: Drive and then to your LINZ Certificate folder
  • Enter your Landonline User ID into the File name field
  • Click Save

10
  • Click Next

Note Your Private Key is now being exported from your web browser into the LINZ Certificates folder on your computer's C: drive
11
  • Click Finish

12
  • Click OK

13
  • If you can see the 'Certificate Export Wizard' screen, your export was successful
  • Click OK
  • If you cannot see the box, it will be hidden behind other windows. Minimise all other open windows and it should appear

Alert If you are unable to see this box, please call the Registration Authority team on 0800 ONLINE (0800 665 463) and select option 4 for immediate assistance

DO NOT close the DC window or any open files
14
  • Click Close

15
  • Click OK

Note You now need to rename the exported DC's file extension from .pfx to .p12.
16
  • Right click Start
  • Select Explore

17
  • Go to your C: Drive and then your LINZ Certificates folder

18
  • Right click your Landonline Digital Certificate
  • Select Rename

Alert If you cannot see the file extension:
  • Select Tools
  • Select Folder Options

  • Select View Tab
  • Remove the tick against 'Hide file extension for known file types'
  • Click Apply
  • Click OK
  • Close the window
  • Return to Step 17 to select your LINZ Certificates folder

19
  • Change the file name extension from .pfx to .p12
    For example: change 'joeuser003.pfx' to 'joeuser003.p12'
  • Click Enter
  • If a warning box appears, click Yes

Note This completes the entire installation or renewal process for your new Digital Certificate

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