Exporting an Oracle Wallet to a Tools That Does Not Support PKCS #12

You can export a wallet to a text-based PKI format if you want to put a wallet into a tool that does not support PKCS #12. Individual components are formatted according to the standards listed in Table 6-4. Within the wallet, only those certificates with SSL key usage are exported with the wallet.

To export a wallet to text-based PKI format:

  1. Start Oracle Wallet Manager.

    • (UNIX) At the command line, enter the following command:

      owm
      
    • (Windows) Select Start, Programs, Oracle-HOME_NAME, Integrated Management Tools, Wallet Manager

  2. If the wallet is closed, then open it by selecting Open from the Wallet menu. When prompted, select the wallet directory location, and then enter your wallet password.

  3. From the Operations menu, select Export Wallet.

    The Export Wallet dialog box is displayed.

  4. Enter the destination file system directory for the wallet, or navigate to the directory structure under Folders.

  5. Enter the destination file name for the wallet.

  6. Click OK to return to the main window.

Table 6-4 PKI Wallet Encoding Standards

Component Encoding Standard

Certificate chains

X509v3

Trusted certificates

X509v3

Private keys

PKCS #8