# Export a certificate

Certificates can be downloaded from Octopus to your local machine.  The certificate may be exported in any of the [supported file-formats](/docs/deployments/certificates), or exactly as it was originally uploaded.

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## Private-keys

If the certificate includes a private-key, then user requires the _Export certificate private-keys_ permission to download the certificate in a format which includes the private-key.

Exporting a certificate with a private-key will be [audited](/docs/security/users-and-teams/auditing).