# Need help with pfx certificate installation on Windows Server 2016

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-with-pfx-certificate-installation-on-windows-server-2016/302954>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [April 21, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-with-pfx-certificate-installation-on-windows-server-2016/302954 "2022-04-21T18:00:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![vikas.shirke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5a626/32.png) [@vikas.shirke](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vikas.shirke)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-with-pfx-certificate-installation-on-windows-server-2016/302954/1 "2022-04-21T18:00:21Z")

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Hi All,

Any help would be appreciated!

I have downloaded latest 8.1.2 Elasticsearch version on my **windows Server 2016** (.zip file). After extracting it, I tried creating certificates by following below two commands without specifying any password.  
.\Elasticsearch-certutil ca  
.\Elasticsearch-certutil cert --ca elastic-stack-ca.p12  
It created **elastic-stack-ca** & **elastic-certificates** certificates.  
When I tried to install **elastic-certificates** certificate by using Install PFX -\> under Local Machine, then it gave me "The password you entered is incorrect." error on Private key protection step.  
I have tried with password as well but it didn't work out.

If I follow same steps on my another Windows machine having **Windows 10** or **Windows Server 2019** OS then I am able to install elastic-certificates certificate without any error.

Is there any specific reason it is not working with **Windows Server 2016**?

Any help would be really useful.  
Note: I tried with Elasticsearch 7.17 version as well and it gave me same above behavior.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2022, 6:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-with-pfx-certificate-installation-on-windows-server-2016/302954/2 "2022-05-19T18:01:15Z")

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