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Title	How to check if you have control characters in the thumprint you copied from a certificate

URL Name	000007703

Summary	How to check if you have control characters in the thumprint you copied from a certificate to use it in LiveContent Architect 2014, Knowledge Center Content Manager 2016 or Tridion Docs 13

Scope/Environment	LiveContent Architect 2014, Knowledge Center Content Manager 2016, Tridion Docs 13 LCA2014, KCCM2016, TD13

Question

When installing or configuring you need to copy the value of the token signing or service reference certificate.
Sometimes you have copied control characters that cause further problems for the application.
But how can you check if you have control characters in the thumbprint you copied from a certificate?

Answer

Open a command prompt and paste the value in the command prompt. When there is a control character you see a small symbol indicating a control character.
You can of course also use a better text editor that shows these characters as a symbol too but these are not always available on a web application server.
So opening a command prompt and paste the value is a easy way to check it.

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How to check if you have control characters in the thumprint you copied from a certificate

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