Import certificates from Firefox into Internet Explorer
Question
I am having difficulty getting a certificate in Internet Explorer, and have already tried the CertAid for Internet Explorer Tool, available from: http://ist.mit.edu/certaid/win.
Is there another option for getting a certificate in Internet Explorer?
Answer
Step 1: Obtain a certificate in Firefox
- If Firefox is not installed, you can download Firefox from http://getfirefox.com. Select the Green button for Free Download.
- Navigate, in Firefox, to http://ist.mit.edu/certificates
- Select the link to Get an MIT Personal Certificate.
Step 2: Export the Certificate from Firefox
- Open Firefox
- Go to Tools > Options and click on the Advanced icon.
- Click on the Encryption tab and click on View certificates.
- Highlight your certificate and click on Backup
- Choose where you want to save the file (desktop/temp), then name the file.
- You will then be prompted for the certificate password you set when you obtained the certificate.
- You will then be asked to create and confirm another password.
- Enter anything (but remember it) and confirm because you will need this when importing into Internet Explorer. The file saves as a .P12 file
- Select OK.
Step 3: Import the Certificate into Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer
- Go to Tools > Internet Options
- Go to the Contents Tab
- Select certificates
- Click Import
Result: the Import Wizard opens - Click Next
- Browse to where you saved your Firefox certificate (desktop, etc)
- Highlight the certificate file filename.p12
- You may need to change the "files of type" to "Personal Information Exchange .pfx;.p12" if file not visible.
- Click Next
- Type the password that you used for Export encryption above
- Check the automatically select box if not already enabled
- Click Next
- Click Finish
Import should be complete.
Click OK and close the Import wizard.