Certificate information is empty, ERROR: client certificate issuer cannot be empty

Question

I tried to import the certificate into azure VPN after downloading from virtual-network-gateway on Azure. While using and saving the imported .html file in the Azure VPN Client, it is giving the following error, "client certificate issuer cannot be empty"

The field is empty but is there a way to change any settings so the field "client certificate" is not empty when I download the VPN client from Virtual network gateway in Azure?

how do I check its properties to ensure that it has the issuer information filled out. And how to get it fixed?

The certificate is located in Current User\Personal\Certificates. I have Re-download the VPN Client Configuration.

Answer 1

Hi Raja Meer Baz Khan

You have to open the Self signed certificate in some text reading application and paste the contents. Make sure that you are omitting the first and last line. You will see the certificate content as follows:

Omit -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- and -----END CERTIFICATE-----lines

You will see the filed something like as follows

Also, make sure that, you have imported the client certificate in your computer with the following steps

1. Once the client certificate is exported, locate and copy the .pfx file to the client computer.
2. On the client computer, double-click the .pfx file to install. Leave the Store Location as Current User, and then select Next.
3. On the File to import page, don't make any changes. Select Next.
4. On the Private key protection page, input the password for the certificate, or verify that the security principal is correct, then select Next.
5. On the Certificate Store page, leave the default location, and then select Next.
6. Select Finish. On the Security Warning for the certificate installation, select Yes. You can comfortably select 'Yes' for this security warning because you generated the certificate.
7. The certificate is now successfully imported.

You may also refer my blog here: Create Point-to-Site -P2S VPN Connection in Azure

Also

Hope this helps.

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