Importing and Exporting a Certificate to the Browser

1. We will refer to all certificate as mycert.p12.
2. Your certificate must be of type PKCS#12 with a .p12 extension.
3. Choose a simple password when exporting your certificate. You will need to use this password when importing the certificate.
4. To import a certificate into your browser:
   • For Firefox:
     • Linux: open Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Encryption -> View Certificates
       Windows: open Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Encryption -> View Certificates
       MAC: open Firefox -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Encryption-> View Certificates
     • click import and enter the filename (mycert.p12 or mycert.pfx on a MAC)
   • For Mozilla:
     • open Edit -> Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> Certificates -> Manage Certificates
     • click import and enter the filename (mycert.p12)
   • For Windows IE:
     • open Tools -> Internet Options -> Content -> Certificates
     • click import and enter the filename (mycert.p12)
   • For MAC Safari:
     • open a Terminal
     • open mycert.pfx
       Open recognizes either the .pfx or .p12 extension and will open the keychain so you can import the certificate.
     • Import the certificate into your login keychain.
     • Even though you can import the certificate, Safari still does not allow you to upload a document or make other changes.You will need to use Firefox or some other browser.
5. To export a certificate from your browser:
   • In all cases, make sure you save the certificate as type PKCS#12 with extension .p12 or .pfx on a MAC
   • For Firefox:
     • Linux: open Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Encryption -> View Certificates
       Windows: open Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Encryption-> View Certificates
       MAC: open Firefox -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Encryption -> View Certificates
     • highlight the certificate to export
     • click Backup and choose an appropriate filename (mycert.p12 or mycert.pfx on a MAC) and directory.
   • For Mozilla:
     • open Edit -> Preferences -> Privacy & Security -> Certificates -> Manage Certificates
     • highlight the certificate to export
     • click Backup and choose an appropriate filename (mycert.p12) and directory.
   • For Windows IE:
     • open Tools -> Internet Options -> Content -> Certificates
     • highlight the certificate to export
     • click Backup and choose an appropriate filename (mycert.p12) and directory.
   • For MAC Safari:
     • open Finder and go to Applications -> Utilities -> Keychain Access
     • double click on Keychain to open it
     • on the left, click on Certificates
     • highlight the certificate to export and open File -> Export
     • choose an appropriate filename (mycert.pfx) and directory.