I signed up with Geotrust last year to do M2M code signing, and all was well for
a while. Then just recently, I tried to do another code signing and found that
the Administrative Cert (the one known only by Geotrust) was no longer on my
computer. I was unable to download the Cert again from Geotrust until I had
contacted them and explained my situation. Then then enabled another download
for me. I must have done a system restore at some point and accidentally gotten
rid of that Geotrust Cert. But that got me thinking, why not back up the Cert?
Well, I tried, but I found that the Geotrust Administrative Ceritificate is
marked so that the private part of the key is not exportable. But I would need
the private part of the key too in order to re-import that Cert.
Is there any way of protecting against a system crash? Or am I forever at the
mercy of Geotrust to rescue me if I loose my Cert?
Robert Scott
Ypsilanti, Michigan