Installing a certificate signed by a non-Windows 2000 certificate authority onto a Windows client

If you have requested a certificate signed by a non-Windows 2000 certificate authority, you must then install it on your Windows client.

Steps

1. Convert the signed certificate to the Windows PKSC12 (*.pfx) format.

   For example, copy the certificate into a file and then use the openssl utility to convert it. For more information, search the Internet for "openssl."

2. Start the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

   From the Start menu, choose Run. Then enter mmc.

3. If you have not done so already, add the Certificates (Local Computer) snap-in to the MMC.

   From the File menu, choose Add/Remove Snap-in. Then click Add, select Certificates, and click Add. Then select Computer Account and click Next. Then select Local Computer and click Finish.

4. Import the certificate into the Certificates (Local Computer) store.

   In the MMC, right-click on the Certificates folder in the Certificates (Local Computer) store, and then select Import from the All Tasks menu. Then use the Certificate Import wizard to import the certificate.