PKI Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v2.32, by Herong Yang
Installing Comodo Personal Certificate with Firefox
This section provides a tutorial example on how to install Comodo personal certificate with Firefox by following the hyperlink in the Comodo notification email.
Applying for a free personal certificate at Comodo is easy. But downloading and installing it on my Windows computer is tricky.
There is a warning message on Comodo Website saying:
Please use Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer 8+ to collect your certificate. Email Certificates cannot be collected using Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.
Why? I think Comodo wants to use the browser to install the personal certificate into the browser certificate store directly. The personal certificate actually contains the private key, so it needs to be securely managed.
Here is what I did:
1. Run Mozilla Firefox as an administrator.
2. Open the Comodo certificate notification email and follow the "Click to Install Comodo Email Certificate" link in Firefox.
3. A Comodo Web page opens up and pushes my personal certificate into the browser certificate store automatically.
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
Applying Free Personal Certificate at Comodo
►Installing Comodo Personal Certificate with Firefox
Viewing Comodo Personal Certificate in Firefox
Backing up Comodo Personal Certificate from Firefox
Exporting Public Key Certificate from Firefox
Installing Comodo Personal Certificate with Chrome
Installing Comodo Personal Certificate to Windows
Viewing Comodo Personal Certificate in Windows
Digital Signature - Microsoft Word
Digital Signature - OpenOffice.org 3