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SamG
SamG

Reputation: 855

Mac OS X 10.11.3 Key Chain Keychain Access can't export certs in .p12 format in remote terminal sessions

I'm doing remote iOS development using Visual Studio 2015. My remote Mac is running OS 10.11.3 ("El Capitan"). When attempting to export a certificate in the login keychain to .p12 format, I'm constantly presented with a Keychain Access prompt to enter the password for the login keychain prior to the export; Keychain Access never accepts the password to export the cert. I know for sure that the keychain password is correct and I even reset the login keychain several times.

I'm using a remote session through VNC and also RDP (using iRAPP Server). This could be a problem accessing Keychain access in a remote session so I will try on the same Mac when I get physical access later today.

Has anyone else experienced this cert export failure in Keychain Access using a remote session?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 868

Answers (1)

SamG
SamG

Reputation: 855

This appears to be a problem with running Keychain Access in a remote (VNC or RDP) session. Certificate export with private keys (e.g. .p12) does not work remotely. I tried the same exact steps on the same Mac when I gained physical access and it exported the certificate with no issues.

Upvotes: 1

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