PKI Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v2.32, by Herong Yang
Archived: Creating Certificates Console on Windows XP
This section provides a tutorial example on how to create certificates console as MMC (Microsoft Management Console) snap-in on a Windows system.
Here is what I did to create MMC (Microsoft Management Console) snap-in to manage certificate stores on my Windows system.
1. Run "mmc.exe" from a command line window. A blank Console window shows up.
2. Click "Add/Remove Snap-in" from the "File" menu. The "Add/Remove Snap-in" dialog box shows up.
3. Click the "Add" button. A list of "Available standalone snap-ins" shows up.
4. Select "Certificates" and click "Add". The "Certificates snap-in" options dialog box shows up.
5. Select "Computer account" and click "Next". The "Select Computer" dialog box shows up.
6. Select "Local computer" and click "Finish". The "Certificates" snap-in is added.
7. Close the "Available standalone snap-ins" list dialog box.
8. Click "OK" on the "Add/Remove Snap-in" dialog box to accept the new snap-in.
9. Click "Save" from the "File" menu. The "Save As" dialog box shows up.
10. Enter "MyCertificatesConsole.msc" as the file name and click "Save".
Congratulations, a new MMC snap-in called, MyCertificatesConsole.msc, has been created under "All Programs" > "Administrative Tools" > MyCertificatesConsole.msc.
The picture below shows you some dialog boxes used in this tutorial:
Table of Contents
Introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
Introduction of HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)
Using HTTPS with Google Chrome
Using HTTPS with Mozilla Firefox
HTTPS with IE (Internet Explorer)
Android and Server Certificate
Windows Certificate Stores and Console
RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and Server Certificate
macOS Certificate Stores and Keychain Access
Perl Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers
PHP Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers
Java Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers
.NET Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers
CAcert.org - Root CA Offering Free Certificates
PKI CA Administration - Issuing Certificates
Comodo Free Personal Certificate
Digital Signature - Microsoft Word
Digital Signature - OpenOffice.org 3
PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) Terminology
Archived: Viewing Server Certificate in Chrome 40
Archived: Viewing Server Certificate in Firefox 35
Archived: Viewing Pre-Installed Certificates in Firefox 35
Archived: Firefox 35 Displaying Certificate Error Page
Archived: Adding Security Exception in Firefox 35
Archived: Windows XP Component "Update Root Certificates"
►Archived: Creating Certificates Console on Windows XP
Archived: Applying Digital Signatures with Word 2007
Archived: Creating a Digital ID and Sign Word Documents
Archived: Viewing Digital ID Created by MS Word
Archived: Obtaining a Trial Digital ID from ARX CoSign
Archived: Viewing Digital ID Obtained from ARX CoSign
Archived: Windows XP Component - Removing "Update Root Certificates"
Archived: IE 8 Displaying Certificate Error Page
Archived: IE 8 Displaying Certificate Error Icon
Archived: Viewing Certificate Path Validation Error in IE 8