How Can I Import the Root Certificate to a Windows or Linux OS?

Importing the Root Certificate to the Windows OS

1. Click Start and choose Run. In the displayed Run dialog box, enter MMC and press Enter.
2. On the displayed console, choose File > Add/Remove Snap-in.
3. In the left Available snap-ins pane of the displayed Add or Remove Snap-ins dialog box, select Certificates and click Add.
4. In the displayed Certificates snap-in dialog box, select Computer account and click Next.
5. In the displayed Select Computer dialog box, click Finish.
6. In the Add or Remove Snap-ins dialog box, click OK.
7. On the console, double-click Certificates.
8. Right-click Trusted Root Certification Authorities and choose All Tasks > Import.
9. In the displayed Certificate Import Wizard dialog box, click Next.
10. Click Browse to change the file type to All Files (*.*).
11. Locate the downloaded root certificate ca.pem file and click Open. Then, click Next.
    

    You must change the file type to All Files (*.*) because .pem is not a standard certificate extension name.

12. Click Next.
13. Click Finish.
14. Click OK to complete the import of the root certificate.

Importing the Root Certificate to the Linux OS

You can use a connection tool (such as WinSCP or PuTTY) to upload the certificate to any directory on a Linux OS.