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 How to create .pfx file or PKCS12 or .pfx file for my SSL Cert from certificate and private key?   You need to use openssl and command: (from Godaddy example) for P12 openssl pkcs12 -export -in mydomain.crt -inkey mydomain.com.key -certfile gd_bundle-g2-g1.crt -out mydomain.p12   For PFX openssl pkcs12 -export -out domain.name.pfx -inkey domain.name.key -in domain.name.crt Using Windows there is tool for that The Microsoft Pvk2Pfx command line utility Pvk2Pfx (Pvk2Pfx.exe) is a command-line tool copies public key and private key information contained in .spc, .cer, and .pvk files to a Personal Information Exchange (.pfx) file. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff550672(v=vs.85).aspx    Solution for Windows that doesn't require OpenSSL installed I recently was trying to solve the same issue - and I only had a windows laptop with no openssl installed (and no enough admin rights to install it). Turns out windows has built-in utility call...

 Using google advanced protection and Thunderbird as email client  To still use Thunderbird as an email client after enabling advanced security on google account, you have to change the type of login inside Thunderbird account settings. Go to Tools -> Account settings -> Your gmail account -> Server Settings And change the Authentication method to OAuth2. After this, when you try to log in, there will be a pop-up window to provide your Google Account  Password and Authenticate using the 2FA key. Change to Oauth also in the SMTP settings to send emails. After that, you are set!