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title: Obtain PingFederate signing certificate
description: The following are the steps to obtain the signing certificate used for the digital signature verification of the PingFederate IdP. When asked during Configure GitHub for provisioning and SSO, provide the certificate that you have downloaded from PingFederate. Learn more in Managing digital signing certificates and decryption keys in the PingFederate documentation.
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revdate: June 25, 2024
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# Obtain PingFederate signing certificate

## About this task

The following are the steps to obtain the signing certificate used for the digital signature verification of the PingFederate IdP. When asked during [Configure GitHub for provisioning and SSO](pf_gh_emu_configure_github_for_provisioning_and_sso.html), provide the certificate that you have downloaded from PingFederate. Learn more in [Managing digital signing certificates and decryption keys](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/help_certmanagementtasklet_dsigsigningcert_certmanagementstate.html) in the PingFederate documentation.

To export an existing certificate:

## Steps

1. Sign onto the **PingFederate administrative console** as an administrative user for your organization.

2. Go to **Server Configuration > Certificate Management > Signing & Decryption Keys & Certificates**.

3. Click **Export** under **Action** for the certificate you want to export.

4. On the **Export Certificate** page, select **Certificate Only** export and then click **Next**.

5. On the **Export & Summary** page, click **Export** to save the certificate file on your system.

6. When finished, click **Done**.

7. Click **Cancel** to go back to the **Server Configuration** screen.