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Getting Internet Explorer to Accept Novell's Certificate Authority as Valid

Articles and Tips: qna

01 Oct 2002


Q.

How do I tell Microsoft's Internet Explorer program to accept Novell's Certificate Authority as valid?

Stumped in Redmond

A.

Dear Stumped: E-mail the SYS:\PUBLIC\ROOTCERT.DER file to the users with the following instructions:

  • Right-click on the ROOTCERT.DER attachment.

  • Choose Open.

  • Select "Install Certificate". This will start the Certificate Import Wizard.

  • Click Next.

  • Accept the default of "Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate."

  • Click Next.

  • Click Finish.

* Originally published in Novell AppNotes


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