Can I remove the passcode on a ssl key after generating and submitting the csr?

Question

I'd like to remove the SSL passcode on a generated SSL key but I've already generated the CSR from the pass-coded key. If I remove the passcode do I need to regenerate the CSR again or will the crt work fine with the un-pass-coded key?

Answer 1

The passcode is not a property of the certificate, but a property of the container format. So you can safely convert the private key to other format or remove the passcode .