Importing an EAServer Certificate into the Client Certificate Store

The EAServer host’s certificate file must be imported into the Microsoft certificate store on the client’s computer.

You can do this using the Certificate snap-in in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

  1. Select Run from the Windows Start menu, type mmc in the Run dialog box, and click OK to open the Microsoft Management Console.

    Picture shows the opening screen of the Microsoft Management Console.
  2. Select File > Add/Remove Snap-in to open the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box.

    Picture shows the Add and Remove Snap In dialog box. The stand alone tab is displayed.
  3. Click Add to open the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box.
  4. Select Certificates from the Snap-in list and click Add to open the Certificates Snap-in dialog box.

    Picture shows the Add Stand Alone Snap In dialog box. Certificates is the item selected in the Available Stand Alone Snap Ins list box.
  5. Select the Computer account radio button, click Next, click Finished, and close the Add Standalone Snap-in and Add/Remove Snap-in dialog boxes.

    A Certificates node displays in the MMC.

  6. Expand the Certificates node in the MMC, right-click Personal, select All Tasks, and then select Import.

    Picture shows the Microsoft Management Console with the Personal folder selected under the Certificates node in the left pane of the console. The All Tasks menu item is selected in the pop up top level menu, and Import is the menu item selected in the cascaded menu that displays when All Tasks is selected.

    The Certificate Import Wizard opens.

  7. Follow the instructions in the Certificate Import Wizard to import the certificate.

    The wizard prompts you to provide a certificate file. For server authentication, this is the certificate file that is configured as the certificate for EAServer on port 2001 or any other port that is specified for use in server-only authentication SSL mode. You may already have such a file from configuring EAServer for SSL connections, or, if you have access rights to the built-in Java keystore on the EAServer host, you can export the required certificate from the keystore.

    For more information about exporting a certificate, see the EAServer documentation.

    Note: The server’s certificate file need not include its private key.
Parent topic: Server Authentication