Importing a goDaddy Certificate on Windows

In this use case, we format a goDaddy Root CA Certificate on a Windows system and then import it to our SRA appliance.

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Double-click on the goDaddy.p7b file to open the Certificates window, and navigate to the goDaddy certificate.
The .p7b format is a PKCS#7 format certificate file, a very common certificate format.
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Double-click the certificate file and select the Details tab.

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Click Copy to File. The Certificate Export Wizard launches.
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In the Certificate Export Wizard, click Next.
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Select Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER) and then click Next.

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In the File to Export screen, type the file name in as goDaddy.cer and then click Next.
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In the Completing the Certificate Export Wizard screen, verify the path and format and then click Finish.
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Click OK in the confirmation dialog box.

The certificate is exported in base-64 encoded format. You can view it in a text editor.

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In the SRA management interface, navigate to System > Certificates.

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In the Additional CA Certificates section, click Import CA Certificate. The Import Certificate window appears.

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In the Import Certificate window, click Browse and navigate to the goDaddy.cer file on your Windows system and double-click it.
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Click Upload. The certificate will be listed in the Additional CA Certificates table.

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Navigate to System > Restart and restart the SRA appliance for the CA certificate to take effect.