SSL 500 StoreFront cert binding issue

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Article ID: CTX696055

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Description

Certificate not able to be imported into Certificate Wizard on Storefront server. "The password you entered is incorrect" error mesage being generated when attempting to import the PFX file.

Cause

Issue with the operating system accepting a certificate with AES256-SHA256 encryption. Encryption type needed to be changed.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/certificates-and-public-key-infrastructure-pki/cannot-import-aes256-sha256-encrypted-pfx-certificate

Resolution

Encrption type needed to be changed from AES256-SHA256 to 3DES-SHA1 when installing the certificate on a Windows 2016 Server

Issue/Introduction

Certificate not able to be imported into Certificate Wizard on Storefront server. "The password you entered is incorrect" error mesage being generated when attempting to import the PFX file.