File extension P7B
| File type | PKCS #7 Certificates Format |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a P7B file?
P7B is a security certificate file for authenticating web services. P7B files don’t hold a private key, only basic certificate in ASCII Base64 format. P7B files can be converted into PEM or PFX files.
P7B documents are used to identify and authenticate users and devices. Windows systems use dedicated tool for certificate management called Certificate Import Wizard, and Mac systems use tool called Keychain Access.
Program(s) that can open the .P7B file
Mac OS
Linux
How to open P7B files
If you cannot open the P7B file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports P7B among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the P7B file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the P7B format files
The inability to open and operate the P7B file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the PKCS #7 Certificates Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a P7B file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the P7B file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the P7B from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the P7B format
- The P7B file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the P7B file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a P7B file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the P7B file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the P7B file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the P7B file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.P7B) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected P7B file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the P7B file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. P7B) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.