PKI Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - Version 2.04, by Dr. Herong Yang
Deleting a Root CA Certificate
This section provides a tutorial example on how to delete a root CA certificate from a certificate store using the certificates console on a Windows XP system.
After exported the Go Daddy certificate to a file, I can try to delete it from the root CA certificate store now.
1. Click "Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > MyCertificatesConsole.msc". "MyCertificatesConsole" window shows up.
2. Open "Certificates > Trusted Root Certification Authorities > Certificates" in the Console Root tree. A list of all certificates in "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" store shows up.
3. Select "Go Daddy Class 2 Certification Authority" and
click "Delete" from the "Action" menu.
A warning message shows up: "This is a root certificate.
Deleting this certificate will invalidate this CA.
Are you certain you wish to delete this certificate?"
4. Click the "Yes" button. The Go Daddy certificate is deleted from the certificate store now.
Last update: 2011.
Table of Contents
Introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
Introduction of HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
Using HTTPS with IE (Internet Explorer) 10
Perl Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers
PHP Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers
Java Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers
►Certificate Stores and Certificate Console
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Creating Certificates Console as a MMC Snap-In
Exporting a List of Root CA Certificates
Viewing Certificate Properties and Purposes
Exporting a Root CA Certificate to a File
►Deleting a Root CA Certificate
Importing a Root CA Certificate from a File
Dispabling a Root CA Certificate
.NET Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers
CAcert.org - Root CA Offering Free Certificates
PKI CA Administration - Issuing Certificates
Digital Signature - Microsoft Word 2007
Digital Signature - OpenOffice.org 3