Install Certificate Authority Certificate

On Windows machine

Step 1

Double click on the provided certificate which pops up the window below. Install Certificate Step 1 Click on install certificate.

Step 2

Ensure the certificate will be stored on the current user account on the bellow wizard section Install Certificate Step 2

Step 3

Manually define where the certficate will be stored by selecting "Place all certificates in the followinf store" Install Certificate Step 3

Step 4

Select the browse button to define where the certificate will be stored Install Certificate Step 4

Step 5

Ensure you select the "Trusted Root Certificate Authorities" store. Install Certificate Step 5

Step 6

Once that is done click on the finish button and your certificate authorities' certificate will be installed. Install Certificate Step 6

On Linux machine

Have a copy of the ca.crt file on your second Linux system.

On Debian and Ubuntu based systems, run the following commands to import the certificate:

    cp /tmp/ca.crt /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/

    update-ca-certificates

To import the CA Server’s certificate on CentOS, Fedora, or RedHat based system, copy and paste the file contents onto the system just like in the previous example in a file called /tmp/ca.crt. Next, you’ll copy the certificate into /etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors/, then run the update-ca-trust command.

    sudo cp /tmp/ca.crt /etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors/

    update-ca-trust

On MacOS machine

Double click the certificate file. Choose "System" from the keychain option. Then press "OK". Install Certificate - MacOS Step 1

When the following window pops-up, click the "Always Trust" button. Install Certificate - MacOS Step 2

Then you will notice that the certificate is added to the system entry. Install Certificate - MacOS Step 3

On Andriod Phone

  1. Your Android device will need to have a PIN set otherwise by default, you will not be able to install any certificates to the device. This can be found under Settings->Security->Screen Lock
  2. Click on the SSL certificate file
  3. On the "Name the certificate" screen gives the certificate a name and press the OK button.

To ensure that the installed certificate is Trusted, perform the following steps. The exact location of the Trusted Credentials menu will depend on the version of Android the device is running.

  1. Open the Settings App on the device.
  2. Go to Security > Trusted Credentials, and tap the User tab
  3. If the certificate is present in the list of User certificates, then the certificate installed correctly.