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===Introduction===
===Introduction===


When you visit webpages encrypted with SSL, you may be presented with a warning about the site's security certificate not being trusted. These are normally important screens to pay attention to and be suspicious of. However, UMIACS goes to great lengths to maintain a secure environment for our users. We provide a UMIACS CA (certificate authority) that enables your web browser to trust our secure webpages. The following steps explain how to import this certificate based on your preferred web browser.
When you visit webpages encrypted with SSL, you may be presented with a warning about the site's security certificate not being trusted. These are normally important screens to pay attention to on the internet as a whole and UMIACS goes to great lengths to maintain a secure environment for our users. However, it is not cost effective to provide commercial certs for all our public facing certificates.  In order to keep costs down we provide a UMIACS CA (certificate authority) that enables your web browser to trust our secure webpages. The following steps explain how to import this certificate based on your preferred web browser.


===Mozilla Firefox (cross-platform)===
===Windows===


Mozilla Firefox contains its own method of managing certificate authorities independent of your operating system. These are the steps required if you are using Firefox:
For most Windows browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Internet Explorer), certificate authorities are handled by Windows itself. These are the steps required to accept the certificate:


* Visit http://intranet.umiacs.umd.edu
* Click [https://wiki.umiacs.umd.edu/umiacs/images/7/7d/CA-cert.crt UMIACS Certificate Authority] to download the file.
* Scroll to the bottom and click "UMIACS CA Root Certificate (CRT - Most Browsers)". <br />[[Image:UMIACSCA_IE_1.png]]<br />Firefox should open a "Downloading Certificate" dialog box automatically. It may look slightly different depending on your operating system:<br />[[Image:UMIACSCA_Firefox_1.png|458px]]
* Open the file and click "Install Certificate".
* Check all three boxes indicating that you fully trust this certificate authority
*; [[File:UMIACSCA1.png]]
* Click ok.
* In the dialog box opened, click "Next".
* Choose "Place all certificates in the following store".
* Choose "Browse", in the dialog box opened, Choose "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" and click "Ok".
*; [[File:UMIACSCA2.png]]
* Click "Next" and then "Finish".
* If you get a Security Warning asking if you want to install this certificate, click "Yes".
*; [[File:UMIACSCA3.png]]
* You should receive a success message similar to the following:
*; [[File:UMIACSCA4.png]]
* You may need to restart your browser for the change to take effect.
* You may need to restart your browser for the change to take effect.


===Internet Explorer and Google Chrome (Windows)===
===Safari and Google Chrome (macOS)===


For most Windows browsers (excluding Firefox), certificate authorities are handled by Windows itself. These are the steps required to accept the certificate:
For most macOS browsers (excluding Firefox), certificate authorities are handled by macOS itself. This process requires administrator access. If you do not have administrator access and you are using a UMIACS-supported Mac, please contact [[HelpDesk|Staff]]. Otherwise, here are the steps required to accept the certificate:


* Visit http://intranet.umiacs.umd.edu
* Click [https://wiki.umiacs.umd.edu/umiacs/images/7/7d/CA-cert.crt UMIACS Certificate Authority] to download the file.
* Scroll to the bottom and click "UMIACS CA Root Certificate (CRT - Most Browsers)". Download and open this file<br />[[Image:UMIACSCA_IE_1.png|border]]
* Open Keychain Access (Located in the Others group in Launchpad)
* Click "Install Certificate..." towards the bottom of the dialog box<br />[[Image:UMIACSCA_IE_2.png|376px]]
* Go to the Systems > Certificates
* Click Next
* Open the UMIACS Certificate Authority file by double-clicking it (should be located in your downloads folder).
* Choose "Place all certificates in the following store"
* Enter your administrator password or use your fingerprint on the dialog box that appears.
* Choose "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" and click ok<br />[[Image:UMIACSCA_IE_3.png|644px]]
[[Image:KeychainAcces1.png|500px]]
* Click next and then finished. You should receive a success message similar to the following:<br />[[Image:UMIACSCA_IE_4.png|200px]]
* Right-click the certificate that was just added and select the "Get Info" section.
* You may need to restart your browser for the change to take effect.
[[Image:KeychainAccess2.png|500px]]
 
* Select "Always Trust" option in the "When using this certificate" dropdown ("Trust" > "When using this certificate" > "Always Trust")
===Safari and Google Chrome (Mac OSX)===
* Close the certificate and keychain access window.
 
* Enter the administrator credentials to add this certificate for all users of the system
For most OSX browsers (excluding Firefox), certificate authorities are handled by OSX itself. These are the steps required to accept the certificate:
[[Image:KeychainAccess3.png|500px]]
 
* Visit http://intranet.umiacs.umd.edu
* Scroll to the bottom and click "UMIACS CA Root Certificate (CRT - Most Browsers)". Download and open this file by double-clicking it<br />[[Image:UMIACSCA_IE_1.png|border]]
* Select ok to add the certificate to your keychain:<br />[[Image:OSX_1.png|600px]]
* The previous step will add the certificate for your own account, but it will not be trusted by OSX itself. If you have administrative access on your Mac, choose Always Trust:<br />[[Image:OSX_2.png|600px]]
* Enter the administrator credentials to add this certificate for all users of the system:<br />[[Image:OSX_3.png|600px]]
** Note: if you do not have administrative access to your Mac and it is a staff-supported machine, please contact [[HelpDesk|UMIACS Staff]].
* Close the keychain access window.
* You may need to restart your browser for the change to take effect.
* You may need to restart your browser for the change to take effect.


===Other Browsers (Unix)===
===Other Browsers (Unix)===


If you are using browser other than Firefox in Linux, the process is more complicated than the above methods and may depend on your particular Unix distribution. If you need assistance with this please contact [[HelpDesk|UMIACS Staff]].
If you are using a browser other than Firefox in Unix, the process is more complicated than the above methods and may depend on your particular Unix distribution. If you need assistance with this please contact [[HelpDesk|UMIACS Staff]].

Latest revision as of 15:57, 8 January 2024

Introduction

When you visit webpages encrypted with SSL, you may be presented with a warning about the site's security certificate not being trusted. These are normally important screens to pay attention to on the internet as a whole and UMIACS goes to great lengths to maintain a secure environment for our users. However, it is not cost effective to provide commercial certs for all our public facing certificates. In order to keep costs down we provide a UMIACS CA (certificate authority) that enables your web browser to trust our secure webpages. The following steps explain how to import this certificate based on your preferred web browser.

Windows

For most Windows browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Internet Explorer), certificate authorities are handled by Windows itself. These are the steps required to accept the certificate:

  • Click UMIACS Certificate Authority to download the file.
  • Open the file and click "Install Certificate".
    UMIACSCA1.png
  • In the dialog box opened, click "Next".
  • Choose "Place all certificates in the following store".
  • Choose "Browse", in the dialog box opened, Choose "Trusted Root Certification Authorities" and click "Ok".
    UMIACSCA2.png
  • Click "Next" and then "Finish".
  • If you get a Security Warning asking if you want to install this certificate, click "Yes".
    UMIACSCA3.png
  • You should receive a success message similar to the following:
    UMIACSCA4.png
  • You may need to restart your browser for the change to take effect.

Safari and Google Chrome (macOS)

For most macOS browsers (excluding Firefox), certificate authorities are handled by macOS itself. This process requires administrator access. If you do not have administrator access and you are using a UMIACS-supported Mac, please contact Staff. Otherwise, here are the steps required to accept the certificate:

  • Click UMIACS Certificate Authority to download the file.
  • Open Keychain Access (Located in the Others group in Launchpad)
  • Go to the Systems > Certificates
  • Open the UMIACS Certificate Authority file by double-clicking it (should be located in your downloads folder).
  • Enter your administrator password or use your fingerprint on the dialog box that appears.

KeychainAcces1.png

  • Right-click the certificate that was just added and select the "Get Info" section.

KeychainAccess2.png

  • Select "Always Trust" option in the "When using this certificate" dropdown ("Trust" > "When using this certificate" > "Always Trust")
  • Close the certificate and keychain access window.
  • Enter the administrator credentials to add this certificate for all users of the system

KeychainAccess3.png

  • You may need to restart your browser for the change to take effect.

Other Browsers (Unix)

If you are using a browser other than Firefox in Unix, the process is more complicated than the above methods and may depend on your particular Unix distribution. If you need assistance with this please contact UMIACS Staff.

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