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

Importing the Root Certificate to a Windows Server

1. Press Win+R to open the Run dialog box, enter MMC, and press Enter.
2. On the displayed console, choose File > Add/Remove Snap-in.
3. In the Available snap-ins pane to the left 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. Click Next.
10. Click Browse to change the file type to All Files (*.*).
11. Locate the downloaded root certificate (a 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.

1. Click Next.
2. Click Finish.
3. Click OK to complete the import of the root certificate.

Importing the Root Certificate to a Linux Server

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