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.

Installing Comodo Personal Certificate on Firefox
Installing Comodo Personal Certificate on Firefox

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 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 Microsoft Edge

 Using HTTPS with Apple Safari

 HTTPS with IE (Internet Explorer)

 Android and Server Certificate

 iPhone 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

 S/MIME and Email Security

 PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) Terminology

 Archived Tutorials

 References

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