On Sat, Sep 11, 2004, Steve Ankeny wrote:

Please don't post in HTML.

As to your query. This is much easier if you follow the CA.pl instructions.
Some "guides" suggest you do all manner of strange and in some cases insecure
things.

You do *not* import the server private key and certificate into the browser
nor do you create a PKCS#12 file from it. Since the server security depends on
the secrecy of the private key you do *not* want to give that away!

You need to trust the root CA certificate *only*. There are several ways to do
this. One is to select the root CA store in MSIE. From the Tools menu select
Internet Options then the Content Tab. Click on the Certificates... button and
select Trusted Root Authorities and finally the Import button. Browse to the
appropriate file and it should allow you to add the certificate as a trusted
root CA.

However there may be something else amiss because normally even if you haven't
added the root CA you can still connect to a secure server with some warnings.

Steve.
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