Article: vtkb2834.htm
Difficulty: Medium
Time to Complete (minutes): 15
Last Updated: Jun 23, 2006

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Question:

How do I install the Virginia Tech Certification Authority (VTCA) root certificate for Safari in Mac OS X v10.2?

Answer:

Important: Log on to Mac OS with an account with computer administrator privileges.

To install the VTCA root certificate:

  1. Download the VTCA Root Certificate (https://secure.hosting.vt.edu/www.pki.vt.edu/download/root/cacert.crt). The certificate will save to your desktop.
  2. Open a terminal window.
  3. At the prompt, enter:
    cp-f/System/Library/Keychains/X509Anchors Library/Keychains
  4. Enter:
    certtool i Desktop/cacert.crt k=X509Anchors
  5. Enter:
    sudo cp -fLibrary/Keychains/X509Anchors/System/Library/Keychains
  6. At the Password prompt, enter your Mac OS passphrase.
  7. Restart your computer.
  8. Verify that the certificate is installed properly.
    1. From the Go menu, select Applications.
    2. Double-click the Utilities folder.
    3. Double-click the Keychain Access icon.
    4. Click the Keychains icon.
    5. Select X509Anchors.
    6. From the Name list, select Virginia Tech Root CA.
    7. Verify that the fingerprints display as:
      "SHA1: AF 6F EB 42 FA 2F E4 A2 6E 9F 7F B5 FF 3A BC 13 C6 0D 81"
      "MD5: CE 03 7C 49 13 54 5B F5 D3 70 7A 18 4C FC 25 30"
    8. From the Keychain Access menu, select Quit Keychain Access.
    9. Close all windows.


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