Remove key file password | Cloudflare SSL/TLS docs (2024)

You cannot upload a custom certificate with a password-protected key file.

The process for removing the password depends on your operating system. The following examples remove the password from example.com.key.

Linux

Open a command console.
Go to the directory containing the example.com.key file.
Copy the original key.
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```
cp example.com.key temp.key
```
Run the following command (if using an ECDSA certificate, replace rsa with ec).
```
openssl rsa -in temp.key -out example.com.key
```
When prompted in the console window, enter the original key password.
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Upload the file contents to Cloudflare.

Windows

Go to https://indy.fulgan.com/SSL/ ↗ and download the latest version of OpenSSL for your x86 or x86_64 operating system.
Open the .zip file and extract it.
Select openssl.exe.

In the command window that appears, run:

rsa -in C:\Path\To\example.com.key -out key.pem

Enter the original key password when prompted by the openssl.exe command window.
Upload the contents of the key.pem file to Cloudflare.

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How do I remove the password from a .key file? ›

Removing a passphrase using OpenSSL

Copy the private key file into your OpenSSL directory (or specify the path in the command below).
Run this command: openssl rsa -in [original.key] -out [new.key]
Enter the passphrase for the original key when asked.
The output file [new. key] should now be unencrypted.

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How do I remove passphrase from SSL certificate? ›

To remove the passphrase from an SSL certificate

On the SecureTrack server, run openssl to create a new certificate without a passphrase. Create new soft links to the key files. Change ownership and permission of your SSL certificate.

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How to disable SSL authentication? ›

Disable SSL Certificate Verification for an environment

Open the API Client UI.
Click on the Environments pane of the sidebar.
Select your environment of choice.
Click on the Settings tab.
Use the Certificate Verification dropdown to disable or enable SSL verification.

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Go to SSL/TLS > Edge Certificates. For Disable Universal SSL, select Disable Universal SSL. Read the warnings in the Acknowledgement. Select I Understand and select Confirm.

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How do I remove password protection from a file? ›

Remove a password from a document

Open the document and enter its password.
Go to File > Info > Protect Document > Encrypt with Password.
Clear the password in the Password box, and then click OK.

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How to extract private key from key file? ›

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Download and extract the Win32 OpenSSL package to C:\ ...
Open a command prompt, and move to the OpenSSL-Win32\bin directory, using: cd C:\OpenSSL\bin.
Execute the following command to export Private Key file: openssl pkcs12 -in [yourfile.pfx] -nocerts -out [keyfile-encrypted.key]

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How to disable SSL and TLS? ›

Open registry on your server by running regedit in the run window. Navigate to the below location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols . Now change DWORD values under Server and Client under TLS 1.0: DisabledByDefault [Value = 0] and Enabled [Value = 0] .

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How do you bypass SSL certificate verification? ›

Ignore SSL Certificates With Curl

The curl command provides the -k or –insecure option to disable SSL certificate verification. This allows curl to perform “insecure” SSL connections and transfers without checking the authenticity of the SSL certificate presented by the server.

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How to get rid of SSL? ›

Locate and right-click on the certificate you wish to remove. Click on Properties and then in the General tab, click on Disable all purposes for this certificate in the Certificate purposes section. Hit Apply and restart your server to complete the removal process.

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Disabling SSL can create a security exposure where a malicious user within the network can attack the system.

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How do I remove SSL from Windows? ›

Follow these steps to delete the SSL certificate for your Windows email application:

Close your email application.
Go to the Start Menu and search for Internet Options.
In Internet Options, click Content.
Click Clear SSL State.
Re-open your email application.

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How do I disable TLS in Google Chrome? ›

Disable TLS 1.3

It may happen that TLS 1.3 security features are incompatible with the SSL installed on Google Chrome. To disable TLS 1.3, open Chrome then types chrome://flags/#tls13-variant on the address bar. Locate TLS 1.3 then open the drop-down menu next to it. Disable it by setting it as 'Disabled.

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How do I remove a password from keychain? ›

Remove a passkey or password from your Mac and iCloud Keychain

On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Passwords in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) ...
Click the Info button for the website.
Click Edit.
Click Delete Password or Delete Passkey.
Click Delete Password or Delete Passkey (again).

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How do I remove my keyring password? ›

Usually gnome-keyring is unlocked on login. When next prompted for a keyring password, leave the password field blank (simply click 'Continue' and then again 'Continue', thus agreeing to unsafe storage). That disables the keyring password for good.

How do I remove a password from an ssh key? ›

Remove the passphrase: Use the `ssh-keygen` command to remove the passphrase from the key. The `-p` flag is used for changing the passphrase of a private key file. You'll be prompted to enter the old passphrase and then leave the new passphrase field blank.