PKI Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v2.32, by Herong Yang
Saving Server Certificate to File with IE
This section provides a tutorial example on how to save an HTTPS server certificate to a certificate file with IE 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.
To save a certificate in IE, 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 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 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.
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)
Visiting "https" Website with IE
Viewing Server Certificate Details in IE
Viewing Server Certificate Path in IE
Installing Server Certificate Permanently in IE
Viewing Certificates in Certificate Stores in IE
Listing of Trusted Root CA in IE
Exporting Certificate to File from IE
►Saving Server Certificate to File with IE
IE Supporting Multiple Certificate Paths
IE Reinstalling Root Certificates Automatically
Windows Automatic Root Update Mechanism
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