diff --git a/application/locale/bg_BG/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/bg_BG/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index d20e4b73b..80ce12994 100644
--- a/application/locale/bg_BG/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/bg_BG/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-11-01 08:53+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Plamen Panteleev <lz1ppl@abv.bg>\n"
 "Language-Team: Bulgarian <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/"
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1946,63 +1946,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 5272f0401..3ee19549f 100644
--- a/application/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/bs/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-11-16 17:03+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Samir <DL4DCO@users.noreply.translate.wavelog.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Bosnian <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1949,63 +1949,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/cnr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/cnr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index a46ef624f..31c84aeaa 100644
--- a/application/locale/cnr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/cnr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-11-19 01:22+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Fabian Berg <fabian.berg@hb9hil.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Montenegrin <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/"
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1949,63 +1949,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/cs_CZ/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/cs_CZ/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 6208f2748..a9b576699 100644
--- a/application/locale/cs_CZ/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/cs_CZ/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-09-23 14:46+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Filip Melik <filip@melik.cz>\n"
 "Language-Team: Czech <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1951,63 +1951,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 569c14f99..ffda3da55 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 59cdb467c..5652f579c 100644
--- a/application/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/de_DE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-03 03:15+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Florian Wolters <wavelog@df2et.de>\n"
 "Language-Team: German <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1986,66 +1986,82 @@ msgstr "Zertifikat aktualisiert."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Zertifikat gelöscht."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"Kein Zertifikat in der Datei %s gefunden. Wenn der Dateiname 'key-only' "
-"enthält, handelt es sich normalerweise um eine Zertifikatsanforderung, die "
-"von LoTW noch nicht bearbeitet wurde."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF Information"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr "Verbindung zu LoTW fehlgeschlagen."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "LoTW-Login für Benutzer %s fehlgeschlagen: %s."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "Benutzername/Passwort falsch"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW derzeit nicht verfügbar. Versuche es später noch einmal."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "LoTW-Login OK!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "Keine LoTW-Logindaten angegeben."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF-Import"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "Du hast deine ARRL LoTW Zugangsdaten nicht definiert!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8-Upload"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "Dein ARRL-Benutzername und/oder Passwort ist falsch."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 gesendet"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 nicht gesendet"
 
@@ -19380,6 +19396,16 @@ msgstr "CQz"
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr "CQz geojson"
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "Kein Zertifikat in der Datei %s gefunden. Wenn der Dateiname 'key-only' "
+#~ "enthält, handelt es sich normalerweise um eine Zertifikatsanforderung, "
+#~ "die von LoTW noch nicht bearbeitet wurde."
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "Spalte"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/el_GR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/el_GR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index a10503c93..e112ec2b3 100644
--- a/application/locale/el_GR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/el_GR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-12-30 19:49+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Florian Wolters <wavelog@df2et.de>\n"
 "Language-Team: Greek <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1950,63 +1950,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 7a9c8621f..e15e37636 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 524fd9324..6650d1387 100644
--- a/application/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-12-21 22:57+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Ethan Carter Edwards <ethan@ethancedwards.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Spanish <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1975,66 +1975,82 @@ msgstr "Certificado actualizado."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Certificado eliminado."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"No se encontró ningún certificado en el archivo %s. Si el nombre del archivo "
-"contiene 'key-only', esto suele ser una solicitud de certificado que aún no "
-"ha sido procesada por LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "Información ADIF de LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "Error de inicio de sesión en LoTW para el usuario %s: %s."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "Nombre de usuario/contraseña incorrectos"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW no está disponible actualmente. Inténtalo de nuevo más tarde."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "¡Inicio de sesión en LoTW correcto!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "No se proporcionaron credenciales de LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "Importación ADIF de LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "¡No has definido tus credenciales de ARRL LoTW!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "Subir de .TQ8 en LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "Tu nombre de usuario y/o contraseña de ARRL es incorrecto."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 enviado"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 No enviado"
 
@@ -19264,6 +19280,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "No se encontró ningún certificado en el archivo %s. Si el nombre del "
+#~ "archivo contiene 'key-only', esto suele ser una solicitud de certificado "
+#~ "que aún no ha sido procesada por LoTW."
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "Columna"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index e98ed4a81..b4894cb9a 100644
--- a/application/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/et/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-02-11 12:33+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: tviitkar <tambet@viitkar.ee>\n"
 "Language-Team: Estonian <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1948,63 +1948,82 @@ msgstr "Sertifikaat uuendatud."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Sertifikaat kustutatud."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF informatsioon"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "LoTW sisselogimine ebaõnnestus kasutajale: %s: %s."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "Kasutajanimi ja/või parool ebakorrektne"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW pole hetkel kättesaadav. Palun proovige hiljem uuesti."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "LoTW-i sisselogimine õnnestus!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "LoTW-i kasutajatunnused puuduvad."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF import"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/fi_FI/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/fi_FI/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index ecafa456a..194b6ae0a 100644
--- a/application/locale/fi_FI/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/fi_FI/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-08-19 17:14+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Fabian Berg <fabian.berg@hb9hil.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Finnish <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1946,63 +1946,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index cf5a5aa5e..f24a02672 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 45b95f3e5..354c6f2c4 100644
--- a/application/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/fr_FR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-12-30 08:27+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: JONCOUX Philippe <joncoux@free.fr>\n"
 "Language-Team: French <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1979,66 +1979,82 @@ msgstr "Certificat mis à jour."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Certificat supprimé."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"Aucun certificat trouvé dans le fichier %s. Si le nom de fichier contient "
-"'key-only', il s'agit généralement d'une demande de certificat qui n'a pas "
-"encore été traitée par LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "Information ADIF LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "Échec de la connexion LoTW pour l'utilisateur %s : %s."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "Nom d'utilisateur/mot de passe incorrect"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW actuellement indisponible. Réessayez plus tard."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "Connexion LoTW OK !"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "Aucun identifiant LoTW fourni."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "Importation ADIF LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "Vous n'avez pas défini vos identifiants ARRL LoTW !"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "Télécharger .TQ8 LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "Votre nom d'utilisateur et/ou mot de passe ARRL est incorrect."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ".TQ8 LoTW Envoyé"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ".TQ8 LoTW Pas Envoyé"
 
@@ -19440,6 +19456,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "Aucun certificat trouvé dans le fichier %s. Si le nom de fichier contient "
+#~ "'key-only', il s'agit généralement d'une demande de certificat qui n'a "
+#~ "pas encore été traitée par LoTW."
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "Colonne"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 9b7f73fec..29d5cc85c 100644
--- a/application/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-11-23 16:17+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Fabian Berg <fabian.berg@hb9hil.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Croatian <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1949,63 +1949,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 4628bb63b..848bfc818 100644
--- a/application/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-11-28 09:48+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Mathias Regner <mabregner@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Hungarian <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/"
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1955,63 +1955,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/hy/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/hy/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 5dcf9d6a2..cd1df2371 100644
--- a/application/locale/hy/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/hy/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-08-23 15:21+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Matthias Jung <jungma@eit.uni-kl.de>\n"
 "Language-Team: Armenian <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1947,63 +1947,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index d51af89c0..19d59a483 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 3a1832665..9ec40c739 100644
--- a/application/locale/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/it_IT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-12-09 23:24+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Luca <lucabennati1996@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Italian <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1967,66 +1967,82 @@ msgstr "Certificato aggiornato."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Certificato cancellato."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"Non è stato trovato alcun certificato nel file %s. Se il nome del file "
-"contiene “key-only”, si tratta in genere di una richiesta di certificato che "
-"non è stata ancora elaborata da LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "Informazioni ADIF LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "Accesso fallito su LoTW per l'utente %s: %s."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "Nome utente o password errati"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW non è al momento raggiungibile. Riprova più tardi."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "Accesso a LoTW completato!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "Le credenziali di LoTW non sono state impostate."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "Importazione ADIF LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "Non hai definito le tue credenziali ARRL LoTW!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "Caricamento .TQ8 LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "Il tuo nome utente e/o password ARRL non sono corretti."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr "File .TW8 inviato a LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr "File .TQ8 non inviato a LoTW"
 
@@ -19307,6 +19323,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "Non è stato trovato alcun certificato nel file %s. Se il nome del file "
+#~ "contiene “key-only”, si tratta in genere di una richiesta di certificato "
+#~ "che non è stata ancora elaborata da LoTW."
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "Colonna"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 50a57eaa7..bb485f54a 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index ae6371d75..61eb4e2f4 100644
--- a/application/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-03 02:38+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: \"S.NAKAO(JG3HLX)\" <hlx.nakao@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Japanese <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1967,66 +1967,83 @@ msgstr "証明書が更新されました。"
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "証明書が削除されました。"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"ファイルに証明書が見つかりません %s 。ファイル名に「key-only」が含まれている"
-"場合、これは通常、LoTW によってまだ処理されていない証明書要求です。"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF情報"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr "LoTWへの接続に失敗しました。"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "LoTWへのログインがユーザー %s で失敗しました: %s."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "ユーザー名/パスワードが間違っています"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 "LoTWは現在ご利用いただけません。しばらくしてからもう一度お試しください。"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "LoTWログインOK！"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "LoTWの認証情報が提供されていません。"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF インポート"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "ARRL LoTWの認証情報を設定していません！"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 アップロード"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "ARRL のユーザー名またはパスワードが正しくありません。"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 送信"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 が未送信"
 
@@ -19133,6 +19150,15 @@ msgstr "CQz"
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr "CQz geojson"
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "ファイルに証明書が見つかりません %s 。ファイル名に「key-only」が含まれてい"
+#~ "る場合、これは通常、LoTW によってまだ処理されていない証明書要求です。"
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "カラム"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 3cc1f70b0..c5ad56c59 100644
--- a/application/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-11-19 01:22+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Fabian Berg <fabian.berg@hb9hil.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Lithuanian <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/"
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1948,63 +1948,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 930e78e2b..97a535dbb 100644
--- a/application/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/lv/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-11-19 01:22+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Fabian Berg <fabian.berg@hb9hil.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Latvian <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1947,63 +1947,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 405fd8bd6..fe2a38ecc 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index d8d5a9841..1f86a83a9 100644
--- a/application/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/nl_NL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-03 02:38+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Alexander <alexander@pa8s.nl>\n"
 "Language-Team: Dutch <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1967,66 +1967,82 @@ msgstr "Certificaat bijgewerkt."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Certificaat verwijderd."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"Geen certificaat gevonden in bestand %s. Als de bestandsnaam 'key-only' "
-"bevat, is dit meestal een certificaataanvraag die nog niet door LoTW is "
-"verwerkt."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF Informatie"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr "Verbinding met LoTW mislukt."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "LoTW-login mislukt voor gebruiker %s: %s."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "Gebruikersnaam/wachtwoord onjuist"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW momenteel niet beschikbaar. Probeer het later opnieuw."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "LoTW login oké!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "Geen LoTW-gegevens verstrekt."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF importeren"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "Je hebt je ARRL LoTW-gegevens niet gedefinieerd!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 uploaden"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "Je ARRL-gebruikersnaam en/of wachtwoord is onjuist."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 verzonden"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 niet verzonden"
 
@@ -19298,6 +19314,16 @@ msgstr "CQz"
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr "CQz geojson"
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "Geen certificaat gevonden in bestand %s. Als de bestandsnaam 'key-only' "
+#~ "bevat, is dit meestal een certificaataanvraag die nog niet door LoTW is "
+#~ "verwerkt."
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "Kolom"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/pl_PL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/pl_PL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 888104221..3456338bf 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/pl_PL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/pl_PL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/pl_PL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/pl_PL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index a6a61bd4e..04959141a 100644
--- a/application/locale/pl_PL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/pl_PL/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-12-29 16:23+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Dariusz Koryto <dariusz@koryto.eu>\n"
 "Language-Team: Polish <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1974,66 +1974,82 @@ msgstr "Zaktualizowano certyfikat."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Usunięto certyfikat."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"Nie znaleziono certyfikatu w pliku %s. Jeśli nazwa pliku zawiera „key-only”, "
-"jest to zazwyczaj żądanie certyfikatu, które nie zostało jeszcze "
-"przetworzone przez LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "Informacje ADIF LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "Dla użytkownika %s: %s logowanie do LoTW nie powiodło się."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "Nieprawidłowa nazwa użytkownika/hasło"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW jest obecnie niedostępne. Spróbuj ponownie później."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "Logowanie do LoTW OK!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "Nie podano danych uwierzytelniających LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "Import ADIF LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "Nie zdefiniowano danych logowania ARRL LoTW!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "Przesyłanie .TQ8 LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "Nazwa użytkownika i/lub hasło ARRL jest niepoprawna."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr "Przesłano LoTW .TQ8"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr "Nie przesłano LoTW .TQ8"
 
@@ -19271,6 +19287,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "Nie znaleziono certyfikatu w pliku %s. Jeśli nazwa pliku zawiera „key-"
+#~ "only”, jest to zazwyczaj żądanie certyfikatu, które nie zostało jeszcze "
+#~ "przetworzone przez LoTW."
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "Kolumna"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/pt_PT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/pt_PT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index c8e3eee64..fec08894a 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/pt_PT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/pt_PT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/pt_PT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/pt_PT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 32568b211..de53ac230 100644
--- a/application/locale/pt_PT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/pt_PT/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-22 00:19+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: David Quental <ct1drb72@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Portuguese (Portugal) <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/"
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1969,66 +1969,82 @@ msgstr "Certificado atualizado."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Certificado eliminado."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"Não foi encontrado nenhum certificado no ficheiro %s. Se o nome do ficheiro "
-"contiver 'key-only', isto é tipicamente um pedido de certificado que ainda "
-"não foi processado pelo LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "Informações sobre o ADIF LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "Falha no login do LoTW para o utilizador %s: %s."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "Nome de utilizador/palavra-passe incorretos"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW atualmente não disponível. Tente novamente mais tarde."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "Login LoTW OK!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "Nenhuma credencial LoTW fornecida."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "Importação ADIF LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "Não definiu as suas credenciais LoTW da ARRL !"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "Enviar .TQ8 LoTW"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "O seu nome de utilizador e/ou palavra-passe da ARRL está incorreto."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ".TQ8 LoTW enviado"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ".TQ8 LoTW não enviado"
 
@@ -19209,6 +19225,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "Não foi encontrado nenhum certificado no ficheiro %s. Se o nome do "
+#~ "ficheiro contiver 'key-only', isto é tipicamente um pedido de certificado "
+#~ "que ainda não foi processado pelo LoTW."
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "Coluna"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index c93c8c1b0..7e8a7f710 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 6d5210cb5..b8389a1e0 100644
--- a/application/locale/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/ru_RU/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-12-23 23:48+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Michael Skolsky <r1blh@yandex.ru>\n"
 "Language-Team: Russian <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1973,65 +1973,82 @@ msgstr "Сертификат обновлен."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Сертификат удален."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"В файле %s не найдено сертификата. Если имя файла содержит 'key-only', это "
-"обычно запрос на сертификат, который еще не обработан LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "LoTW. Информация ADIF"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "Пользователю %s (%s) не удалось войти в LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "Имя пользователя/пароль неверны"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW в настоящее время недоступен. Попробуйте позже."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "Вход в LoTW выполнен успешно!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "Отсутствуют учетные данные LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "LoTW. Импорт ADIF"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "Вы не указали свои учетные данные ARRL LoTW!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "LoTW. TQ8 загрузка"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "Ваше имя пользователя и/или пароль ARRL неверны."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW. TQ8 загружен"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW. TQ8 не загружен"
 
@@ -19292,6 +19309,15 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "В файле %s не найдено сертификата. Если имя файла содержит 'key-only', "
+#~ "это обычно запрос на сертификат, который еще не обработан LoTW."
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "Столбец"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 382252349..afda1eaf4 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 836f29cb2..6e2d9a465 100644
--- a/application/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-01 14:22+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Viliam Petrik <tatralom@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Slovak <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1963,66 +1963,82 @@ msgstr "Certifikát aktualizovaný."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Certifikát bol zmazaný."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"V súbore %s sa nenašiel žiadny certifikát. Ak názov súboru obsahuje 'key-"
-"only', ide zvyčajne o žiadosť o certifikát, ktorá ešte nebola spracovaná "
-"službou LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF Informácie"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "Prihlásenie do LoTW zlyhalo pre používateľa %s: %s."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "Nesprávne používateľské meno/heslo"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW momentálne nie je dostupný. Skús to znova neskôr."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "Prihlásenie na LoTW OK!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "Nie sú zadané žiadne údaje pre LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF Import"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "Nezadali ste svoje údaje pre ARRL LoTW!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "Nahranie LoTW .TQ8"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "Vaše používateľské meno a/alebo heslo pre ARRL je nesprávne."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 poslané"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 neodoslané"
 
@@ -19175,6 +19191,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "V súbore %s sa nenašiel žiadny certifikát. Ak názov súboru obsahuje 'key-"
+#~ "only', ide zvyčajne o žiadosť o certifikát, ktorá ešte nebola spracovaná "
+#~ "službou LoTW."
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "Stĺpec"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index ac75c8b4b..ce56bae02 100644
--- a/application/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: Automatically generated\n"
 "Language-Team: none\n"
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1945,63 +1945,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index f5b0446dc..6eb7c47cc 100644
--- a/application/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-08-17 10:49+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Anonymous <noreply@weblate.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: Albanian <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1946,63 +1946,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/application/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 84c7eceb0..b4b1a1220 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 5776f4a2e..82a3fb396 100644
--- a/application/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2024-12-10 11:09+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: Dragan Đorđević <4o4a.dragan@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Serbian <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1964,65 +1964,82 @@ msgstr "Sertifikat je ažuriran."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Sertifikat je izbrisan."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"Nije pronađen sertifikat %s. Ako naziv datoteke sadrži 'key-only' to je "
-"tipično zahtev za sertifikat koji još nije obrađen od strane LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "Informacija o LoTW ADIF"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "Uvoz LoTW ADIF"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "Niste definisali vaše ARRL LoTW kredencijale!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 učitavanje"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "Vaše ARRL korisničko ime i/ili lozinka su netačni."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 je poslat"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 nije poslat"
 
@@ -18805,6 +18822,15 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "Nije pronađen sertifikat %s. Ako naziv datoteke sadrži 'key-only' to je "
+#~ "tipično zahtev za sertifikat koji još nije obrađen od strane LoTW."
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "Kolona"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/sv_SE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/sv_SE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 39abbd58d..745142852 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/sv_SE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/sv_SE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/sv_SE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/sv_SE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 2a39d4a8e..ba37f2aea 100644
--- a/application/locale/sv_SE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/sv_SE/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2026-01-02 16:35+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: \"Jorgen Dahl, NU1T\" <sm6srw@arrl.net>\n"
 "Language-Team: Swedish <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1963,65 +1963,82 @@ msgstr "Certifikat uppdaterat."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Certifikat raderat."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"Hittade inget certifikat i filen %s. Om filnamnet innehåller 'key-only' är "
-"detta vanligtvis en certifikatförfrågan som ännu inte har behandlats av LoTW."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF-information"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr "Anslutning till LoTW misslyckades."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "LoTW-inloggning misslyckades för användare %s: %s."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "Användarnamn/lösenord felaktigt"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW är för närvarande inte tillgänglig. Försök igen senare."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "LoTW-inloggning OK!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "Inga LoTW detaljer angivna."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF-import"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "Du har inte angivit dina ARRL LoTW-uppgifter!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 uppladdning"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "Ditt ARRL-användarnamn och/eller lösenord är felaktigt."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 skickad"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 Ej skickad"
 
@@ -19183,6 +19200,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "Hittade inget certifikat i filen %s. Om filnamnet innehåller 'key-only' "
+#~ "är detta vanligtvis en certifikatförfrågan som ännu inte har behandlats "
+#~ "av LoTW."
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "Kolumn"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/tr_TR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/tr_TR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 5297f029d..fac913ee0 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/tr_TR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/tr_TR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/tr_TR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/tr_TR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index f72410298..86530d4c1 100644
--- a/application/locale/tr_TR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/tr_TR/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-12-27 14:44+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: \"Erkin Mercan (TA4AQG-SP9AQG)\" <ekomeko066@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Turkish <https://translate.wavelog.org/projects/wavelog/main-"
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1969,66 +1969,82 @@ msgstr "Sertifika Güncellendi."
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "Sertifika Silindi."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"Dosyada %s sertifikası bulunamadı. Dosya adı 'key-only' içeriyorsa, bu "
-"genellikle LoTW tarafından henüz işlenmemiş bir sertifika talebi anlamına "
-"gelir."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF Bilgileri"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "LoTW girişi başarısız oldu, kullanıcı %s: %s."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "Kullanıcı adı veya şifre yanlış"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW şu anda kullanılamıyor. Daha sonra tekrar deneyin."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "LoTW girişi başarılı!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "LoTW kullanıcı adı ve şifre girilmedi."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF İçe Aktarma"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "ARRL LoTW kimlik bilgilerinizi tanımlamadınız!"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 Yükleme"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "ARRL hesabınız için girilen kullanıcı adı veya şifre hatalı."
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 Gönderildi"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 Gönderilmedi"
 
@@ -19181,6 +19197,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "Dosyada %s sertifikası bulunamadı. Dosya adı 'key-only' içeriyorsa, bu "
+#~ "genellikle LoTW tarafından henüz işlenmemiş bir sertifika talebi anlamına "
+#~ "gelir."
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "Sütun"
 
diff --git a/application/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo b/application/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo
index 99010a993..70612a8b1 100644
Binary files a/application/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo and b/application/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/messages.mo differ
diff --git a/application/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po b/application/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
index 07ea24c5d..5866b117c 100644
--- a/application/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
+++ b/application/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/messages.po
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-12-23 02:59+0000\n"
 "Last-Translator: YuanRetro <lijiaxuan1811@163.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: Chinese (Simplified Han script) <https://translate.wavelog."
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1972,65 +1972,82 @@ msgstr "呼号证书已更新。"
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr "呼号证书已删除。"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
-"未能在文件 %s 中找到呼号证书。如果文件名包含了 'key-only'，则此文件通常为呼号"
-"证书的申请文件，LoTW 的工作人员依此来发放正式的呼号证书。"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF 信息"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr "LoTW 用户 %s 登录失败：%s。"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr "用户名/密码不正确"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr "LoTW当前不可用。请稍后再试。"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr "LoTW 登录成功！"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr "没有提供 LoTW 证书。"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr "LoTW ADIF 导入"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr "未配置 LoTW 登录信息！"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 导入"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr "LoTW 用户名/密码错误。"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 已发送"
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr "LoTW .TQ8 未发送"
 
@@ -18620,6 +18637,15 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "CQz geojson"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, php-format
+#~ msgid ""
+#~ "Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this "
+#~ "is typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW "
+#~ "yet."
+#~ msgstr ""
+#~ "未能在文件 %s 中找到呼号证书。如果文件名包含了 'key-only'，则此文件通常为"
+#~ "呼号证书的申请文件，LoTW 的工作人员依此来发放正式的呼号证书。"
+
 #~ msgid "Column"
 #~ msgstr "列"
 
diff --git a/assets/lang_src/messages.pot b/assets/lang_src/messages.pot
index f8d913693..ce4b1acf4 100644
--- a/assets/lang_src/messages.pot
+++ b/assets/lang_src/messages.pot
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: translations@wavelog.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-03 19:16+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-01-04 07:08+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ msgstr ""
 #: application/controllers/Lookup.php:17 application/controllers/Lotw.php:44
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:90 application/controllers/Lotw.php:116
 #: application/controllers/Lotw.php:414 application/controllers/Lotw.php:437
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:798 application/controllers/Lotw.php:885
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:990 application/controllers/Map.php:12
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:797 application/controllers/Lotw.php:884
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:989 application/controllers/Map.php:12
 #: application/controllers/Map.php:27 application/controllers/Mode.php:15
 #: application/controllers/Notes.php:10 application/controllers/Options.php:14
 #: application/controllers/Oqrs.php:15 application/controllers/Oqrs.php:165
@@ -1944,63 +1944,82 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Certificate Deleted."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:449
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:448
 #, php-format
 msgid ""
-"Found no certificate in file %s. If the filename contains 'key-only' this is "
-"typically a certificate request which has not been processed by LoTW yet."
+"The certificate found in file %s contains a password and cannot be "
+"processed. %s Please make sure you export the LoTW certificate from tqsl "
+"application without password! %s"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:686
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:450
+#, php-format
+msgid ""
+"Generic error extracting the certificate from file %s. If the filename "
+"contains 'key-only' this is typically a certificate request which has not "
+"been processed by LoTW yet."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:457
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error processing the certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:469
+#, php-format
+msgid "Generic error extracting the private key from certificate in file %s."
+msgstr ""
+
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:685
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Information"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:855
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:854
 msgid "Connection to LoTW failed."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 #, php-format
 msgid "LoTW login failed for user %s: %s."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:860
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:859
 msgid "Username/password incorrect"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:863
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:862
 msgid "LoTW currently not available. Try again later."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:867
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:866
 msgid "LoTW login OK!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:873
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:872
 msgid "No LoTW credentials provided."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:891
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:890
 msgid "LoTW ADIF Import"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:917 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1025
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:916 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1024
 msgid "You have not defined your ARRL LoTW credentials!"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:992
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:991
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Upload"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1070
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1069
 msgid "Your ARRL username and/or password is incorrect."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1089 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1094
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1088 application/controllers/Lotw.php:1093
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Sent"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1101
+#: application/controllers/Lotw.php:1100
 msgid "LoTW .TQ8 Not Sent"
 msgstr ""