Cisco Systems OL-5490-01 manual Importing a Certificate, Viewing a Certificate

Chapter 6 Enrolling and Managing Certificates

Importing a Certificate

Importing a Certificate

A network administrator might place a certificate in a file. This certificate must be imported in to the certificate store before you can use it for authenticating the VPN Client to a VPN device.

To import a certificate from a file

Step 1 Click the Certificates tab.

Step 2 Click Import at the top of the VPN Client window. The Import Certificate dialog box appears (Figure 6-6).

Figure 6-6 Import Certificate

Step 3 Enter the import path.

If you do not know the location, browse to the folder where the certificate is located and click Open on the browser window. The import path is automatically entered in the Import Certificate dialog box.

Step 4 Enter the import password—This is the password used to protect the certificate file, called the import password, and is assigned by the system administrator.

Step 5 Enter the New Password—This is the password assigned by you to protect the certificate while it is in your certificate store. This password is optional but we recommend that you always protect your certificate with a password.

Step 6 Verify the New Password again.

Step 7 Click Import. The certificate is installed in the VPN Client certificate store.

Viewing a Certificate

To view the contents of a certificate in the certificate store

Step 1 Click the Certificates tab.

Step 2 Select the certificate to view.

Step 3 Click View at the top of the VPN Client window or double-click the certificate. The Certificate Properties window appears (Figure 6-7).

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