Setting trust while installing the root certificate

To avoid secure server dialogs from a web browser, the trust for network/web sites box should be checked.

Netscape 4.x This appears in the 4th dialog
Netscape 6/7 This appears in the only dialog

Some browsers will allow the root certificate to be installed with no boxes checked. In such cases the root certificate cannot be downloaded a second time, however the trust settings for a previously installed root can be edited to recover from this situation.

Installing the root certificate

The installation method to use depends on the specific web browser:

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Install PEM root certificate (for Netscape or Mozilla-based browser) Install DER root certificate (for Internet Explorer or Opera browser) Download MacOSX root installer (for Safari browser, if .dmg file does not automount, double click it)

This is the root certificate in PEM text form:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----

This CA is committed to posting appropriate documentation for other platforms when it becomes available to us.

More detailed documentation on the root certificate itself is available.