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How to Import a Certificate When Using Apple® Mac® OS X

This document explains the process of importing your digital certificate for use in Mac OS X with Mozilla® Firefox and/or Safari.

Mozilla Firefox

To import your digital certificate for use in another browser or on a different device when using Mozilla Firefox, please use these instructions.

 

 

 

1. Click the “Firefox” menu on the top of Firefox. Then click “Preferences”.

 

Firefox menu on mac Preferences selected

 

2. You will have icons on the left side or on the top of the options window.
Select “Privacy & Security”.

 

Preferences menu with Privacy and security selected

 

3. The full window will look like this. Scroll down until you locate the “Certificates” section.
Click on “View Certificates”.

 

Firefox Preference Menu with noted areas highlighted

 

4. The “Certificate Manager” window will open. Select “Your Certificates” and then click the
“Import” button.

 

Certificate manager Firefox with import highlighted

 

5. Browse to the location of the certificate you wish to import. Select the certificate file and click
“Open”.

 

Mac File Browser with open button highlighted

 

6. The “Password Required” window will prompt for the password that was used when the export
or back up file was originally created. Enter the certificate password and click “OK”.

 

Enter Password window Ok button is highlighted

 

7. Your certificate will then be displayed in the “Certificate Manager” window. Click “OK” to close
the window

 

Mac Certificate Manager OK button Selected

 

 

 

Now that you have imported your certificate into your browser, you can test the certificate on our website at www.IdenTrust.com/test.

 

 

 

 

Safari

To import your digital certificate for use in another browser or on a different device when using Safari, please use these instructions.

 

 

1. Locate the backup file of your certificate that was previously saved or exported.

2. Double-click the certificate file. The certificate file will be in a .pfx or a .p12 file type.

3. The “Keychain Access” will open.

 

Key Chain Access window with password text box highlighted.

 

4. Type the password that was created when the certificate was previously exported and click
“OK” to close the window.

 

 

 

 

Now that you have imported your certificate into your browser, you can test the certificate on our website at www.IdenTrust.com/test.