PKI Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - Version 2.04, by Dr. Herong Yang
Saving Server Certificate to File with IE 10
This section provides a tutorial example on how to save an HTTPS server certificate to a certificate file with IE 10 by installing it to a certificate store and then exporting it to a file.
As you can see from previous tutorials, there is no function to save the certificate to a certificate file directly while viewing a certificate in IE 10.
To save a certificate in IE 10, you need to first install it into a certificate store, and then export it to a certificate file as shown in this tutorial:
1. Run IE 10 and visit https://login.yahoo.com.
2. Click the lock icon next to the address area and view the certificate from login.yahoo.com.
4. Click the "Install Certificate" button. The Certificate Import Wizard starts.
5. Click the "Next" button and select "Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate" option.
6. Click the "Next" button and finish the installation process.
7. Back to IE 10 browser window and click the "Tools" > "Internet Options" menu. The Internet Options dialog box shows up.
8. Click the "Content" tab and the "Certificates" button. The Certificates dialog box shows up.
9. Click the "Other People" tab and select "*.login.yahoo.com" certificate.
10. Click the "Export" button. The Certificate Export Wizard shows up.
11. Click the "Next" button and select "Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER)".
12. Click the "Next" button and save the certificate file as \temp\yahoo_base64.cer.
Last update: 2015.
Table of Contents
Introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
Introduction of HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
►Using HTTPS with IE (Internet Explorer) 10
Visiting "https" Web Site with IE 10
Viewing Server Certificate Details in IE 10
Viewing Server Certificate Path in IE 10
Installing Server Certificate Permanently in IE 10
Viewing Certificates in Certificate Stores in IE 10
Listing of Trusted Root CA in IE 10
Exporting Certificate to File from IE 10
►Saving Server Certificate to File with IE 10
Deleting Certificates from IE 10
IE 10 Supporting Multiple Certificate Paths
IE 10 Reinstalling Root Certificates Automatically
Windows Automatic Root Update Mechanism
Perl Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers
PHP Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers
Java Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers
Certificate Stores and Certificate Console
.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