PFX (original format)

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File Format
Name PFX (original format)
Ontology
Extension(s) .pfx, .p12
Released ≤1996
Most .pfx files are in PKCS12 format, not the obsolete PFX format described in this article.

PFX (Personal Information Exchange) is a cryptographic container format developed by Microsoft. It has been criticized for being complex and poorly-designed. I was replaced by a (somewhat improved?) successor format, PKCS12.

PFX is used for crypto keys, certificates, and other objects. Multiple objects may be stored in a single file.

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