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==How to download Computerisms Certificate Authority==
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*Open your preferred browser and navigate to:

         http://help.computerisms.ca

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*Scroll down and Click on "The Certificate Warnings Issue"
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*Under the FAQ section right click on the first link and click on "Save Link As"


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*Save the file on your Desktop
**Note: you can save the file anywhere you wish but this tutorial assumed that you saved it on your Desktop
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==How to install Computerisms Certificate Authority into your Windows 10 Operation System==
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*<b>Required: Before continuing this section, please complete [[How to import Certificate Authority in Windows 10#How to download Computerisms Certificate Authority|How to download Computerisms Certificate Authority]]</b>


*Click on the Windows Start menu



*Search for MMC, and press Enter
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*Once the MMC application opens



*Click on the File tab and add/remove snap-in...
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*Highlight certificates in the available snap-ins section and click Add


*Once the certificates snap-in window appears, click computer account then Next

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*Select Local Computer, then click Finish
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*Once the Snap in window is closed, look for the area in the middle section with "Certificates (Local Computer)"


*Double-click to open it, which should show you an image as shown to the right


*Right-click "Trusted Root Certification Authorities", and select All Tasks -> Import...
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*This will open the Certificate Import Wizard. Hit next, then click on Browse and search for the certificate you had downloaded earlier. Once it's selected click on Next.
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*Make sure that the "Place all certificates in the following store" is checked and the "Certificate store" is "Trusted Root Certification Authorities"

*Click Next and then click on Finished
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*The pop-up message should say "The import was successful."
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==How to install Computerisms Certificate Authority into your Thunderbird mail client==
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*<b>Required: Before continuing this section please complete [[How to import Certificate Authority in Windows 10#How to download Computerisms Certificate Authority|How to download Computerisms Certificate Authority]]</b>

*To add the certificate to Firefox, start by opening Firefox



*Click on the top right menu bar (looks like 3 horizontal lines)


*Click on Options

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*Step 1: Click on Advance in the left menu bar


*Step 2: Select the Certificates tab in the top menu bar


*Step 3: Click on View Certificates
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*Click the Authorities section tab


*Click the Import button

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*Navigate to the Desktop and select the file named Computerisms.Root.Certificate.pem


*Click on open
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*Check all the options and click on OK


*Note that the last option, "Trust this certificate for identifying software makers", is not required. You may leave this unchecked, but the other 2 options are required.

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