Re: How to add CA's certificate to Navigator

• To: etdrc@public.bta.net.cn
• Subject: Re: How to add CA's certificate to Navigator
• From: Frank Chen <frank@netscape.com>
• Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 08:44:58 -0700
• CC: ssl-talk@netscape.com, www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu, Jeff Weinstein <jsw@netscape.com>
• Organization: Netscape Communications
• References: <199608111030.SAA05835@public.bta.net.cn>
• Reply-To: frank@netscape.com

etdrc@public.bta.net.cn wrote:
> 
>  Here is a problem for your help:
>        Now I have a secure HTTPD server which support SSL,But I havn't a
>  certificate signed by a CA hardcoded in Netscape Navigator 2.01and 3.0b.So
> I generate a certifacte for myself and then use this certificate as a CA to
> sign server site certificates for secure servers in my Intranet.But now I
> face a serious problem: I can't add my CA certificate to Navigator.When the
> Navigator connects to secure http server it pops up a dialog box saying it
> doesn't reconginize CA which signed the server site certificate.Though I can
> communicate with this  server,it IS NOT SECURE because the server's
> certificate doesn't verified by my CA.Can you tell me how to add a CA's
> certificate to Netscape?

See:
http://home.netscape.com/eng/security/certs.htm

and follow the "Certificate Download Formats" link.

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