How to import Certificate Authority in Windows 10: Difference between revisions

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Open your preferred browser and navigate to: http://help.computerisms.ca
	Scroll down and Click on "The Certificate Warnings Issue"
Under the FAQ section right click on the first link and click on "Save Link As"
	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


Required: Before continuing this section, please complete How to download Computerisms Certificate Authority Click on the Windows Start menu Search for MMC, and press Enter
	Once the MMC application opens Click on the File tab and add/remove snap-in...
Highlight certificates in the available snap-ins section and click Add Once the certificates snap-in window appears, click computer account then Next
	Select Local Computer, then click Finish
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...
	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.
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
	The pop-up message should say "The import was successful."


	Required: Before continuing this section please complete How to download Computerisms Certificate Authority 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
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
	Click the Authorities section tab Click the Import button
Navigate to the Desktop and select the file named Computerisms.Root.Certificate.pem Click on open
	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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-*Step 1: Navigate to your Desktop
+*Once the Snap in window is closed, look for the area in the middle section with "Certificates (Local Computer)"
-*Step 2: Change the drop-down menu to "All files"
+*Double-click to open it, which should show you an image as shown to the right
-*Step 3: Select the Certificate from Desktop and than click on open
+*Right-click "Trusted Root Certification Authorities", and select All Tasks -> Import...
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-*Click on the Next button in the Certificate Import Wizard
+*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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