PKI Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v2.32, by Herong Yang
Creating Certificate Console as a MMC Snap-In
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 with a list of "Available snap-ins".
3. Select "Certificates" and click "Add". The "Certificates snap-in" options dialog box shows up.
4. Select "My user account" and click "Finish". This allows me to manage certificates for my login account only.
5. Select "Certificates" and click "Add" again. Select "Computer account", then select "Local computer" this time. This allows me to manage certificates on this computer for all login accounts.
6. Click "OK" on the "Add/Remove Snap-in" dialog box to accept the new snap-in.
7. Click "Save" from the "File" menu. The "Save As" dialog box shows up.
8. 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
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
►Creating Certificate Console as a MMC Snap-In
Exporting a List of Root CA Certificates
Viewing Certificate Properties and Purposes
Exporting a Root CA Certificate to a File
Deleting a Root CA Certificate
Importing a Root CA Certificate from a File
Disabling a Root CA Certificate
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