Installing Local CA Certificates

Download the authorization authority certificate that you use to intercept HTTPS traffic, as described in the Certificate Management chapter, and follow the instructions for installing the certificate later in this section.

Installing a Certificate in Internet Explorer, Chrome Browsers in Windows OS

Open the folder where you downloaded the pem certificate, rename it user.der and double click on it:

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Figure 5 Selecting a certificate file

The certificate information will open. Click the Install certificate button:

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Figure 6 Certificate installation

The Certificate Import Wizard will launch. Perform the import, following all the recommendations offered by the Certificate Import Wizard:

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Figure 7 Certificate Import Wizard

Select the certificate store and click the Browse button:

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Figure 8 Selecting a storage

Select Trusted root certification authorities and click OK:

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Figure 9 Selecting a storage (continued)

Click "Done":

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Figure 10 Import completion

When the security warning appears, click Yes:

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Figure 11 Consent to install a certificate

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Figure 12 Installation complete

The certificate installation is complete.

Installing a Certificate in the Safari, Chrome Browser on MacOSX


Go to the folder where you downloaded the pem certificate and double click on it:

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Figure 13 Selecting a certificate file

The Keychain Access program will start. Select Always trust this certificate:

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Figure 14 Certificate trust

Enter your password to confirm this operation:

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Figure 15 Password entry

The certificate is installed.

Installing a Certificate in the Firefox Browser


Installing a certificate in the Firefox browser is similar for all operating systems. Let us consider the installation using Windows OS as an example.

Open Firefox browser settings (Tools ➜ Options):

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Figure 16 Entering Settings mode

Go to the Additional section and select the Certificates tab. Click the View certificates button:

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Figure 17 Certificates section

Click the Import button and specify the path to the downloaded pem certificate:

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Figure 18 List of installed certificates

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Figure 19 Selecting a certificate file

Select the Trust when identifying websites checkbox and click OK:

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Figure 20 Selecting a trust type

The certificate installation is complete.