diff --git a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/OpenVPN/BaseExporter.php b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/OpenVPN/BaseExporter.php
index d22763ed8..6c3c499dc 100644
--- a/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/OpenVPN/BaseExporter.php
+++ b/src/opnsense/mvc/app/library/OPNsense/OpenVPN/BaseExporter.php
@@ -44,4 +44,19 @@ abstract class BaseExporter
     {
         $this->config = $conf;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param string $crt X.509 certificate
+     * @param string $prv PEM formatted private key
+     * @param string $pass password
+     * @return string pkcs12
+     */
+    protected function export_pkcs12($crt, $prv, $pass="")
+    {
+        $p12 = null;
+        $crt = openssl_x509_read($crt);
+        $prv = openssl_get_privatekey($prv);
+        openssl_pkcs12_export($crt, $p12, $prv, $pass);
+        return $p12;
+    }
 }