How to install the WISeKey Common Global Root Certificate
 

In order to use a digital certificate issued by a WISeKey affiliate CA, you must install the WISeKey Common Global Root certificate, and the Affiliate CA certificate of your issuer into each browser that you will be using. 

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5

Note that these instructions are for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5. Other versions of the browser may have different steps to install a Root Certificate.

To install WISeKey's Root Certification Authority into Microsoft Internet Explorer:

1. Start Microsoft Internet Explorer, and go to the web location http://www.wisekey.com/install/root.htm.

2. Select the certificate which you would like to install from the menu on the left of this page, in this case the WISeKey Common Global Root certificate.

3. IE may ask you to Save this file to disk or Open this file from its current location. Check Open and click on OK
   
   Note: If clicking on Open results in a dialog which asks you to Open with... Click the program you want to use to open this file or similar, then click on Cancel and repeat from step 2, but this time select Save this file to disk. Save the file to a location on your system, then use Windows Explorer to browse to the location of the file and open it, and continue at step 4.
    

4. A new window will open listing the properties of the certificate. Select the first tab titled General and click on Install Certificate

5. A new window will open called the Certificate Manager Import Wizard. The first screen gives you general info about a certificate. Click Next >

6. You will be requested to Select a Certificate Store. Select the option Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate and click Next >

7. The final screen will display the selected info. Verify:
   Certificate Store Selected by Wizard : (Automatically selected by the Wizard)

8. Select Finish

9. A dialog should appear:
   
   
   
   Verify the thumbrint value in your dialog with that in the above picture. It should be identical. Click Yes. A dialog indicating that the Import was successful should appear. 

10. Click OK to finish.

11. Select OK on the original window to close it.

The certificate is now installed into Internet Explorer 5.5

Netscape Browsers (Communicator 4.6)

Note that these instructions are for Netscape Communicator version 4.6. Other versions of the browser may have different steps to install a Root Certificate.

To install WISeKey's Root Certification Authority certificate into Netscape Communicator:

• Start Netscape Communicator, and go to the web location http://www.wisekey.com/install/root.htm.

• Select the certificate which you would like to install from the menu on the left of this page, in this case the WISeKey Common Global Root certificate.

• Netscape will pop up a window called New Certificate Authority. Click Next>

• More info is provided about Certificate Authorities in general. Click Next>

• Information about the Certificate Authority is provided. Verify the following info:
  Certificate for: WISeKey SA
  Signed by : WISeKey SA

• Click on More Info...

• The complete information for the certificate is provided. Verify :
  Certificate Fingerprint : FE:D4:9A:0F:8B:E4:F2:15:C4:C5:E4:21:77:FD:42:E1

• OK this window and if all is correct click Next>

• You will be requested to check off which services you want to allow this Certificate Authority to Certify. They are:
  Accept this Certificate Authority for Certifying network sites
  Accept this Certificate Authority for Certifying e-mail users
  Accept this Certificate Authority for Certifying software developers

• Check off all three and click Next>

• You will be requested if you want to be warned before you send data to sites certified by this CA. This is optional either way. Click Next>

• You will be requested for a name for the Certificate Authority. Enter "WISeKey Common Global Root"

• Click Finish

The certificate is now installed into Netscape Communicator.

Verify the Certification Authority Certificate is the Correct one.

In Netscape Communicator:

• From the menu across the top select Communicator -> Tools -> Security Info

• The security window will open. In the left side panel select Signers under Certificates.

• In the right side panel scroll down the list and Highlight WISeKey Common Global Root then select the Edit button on the far right.
  In the window that opens verify (MD5 algorithm):
  Certificate Fingerprint: FE:D4:9A:0F:8B:E4:F2:15:C4:C5:E4:21:77:FD:42:E1

• If the finger print matches then you have the correct Certificate. Close all windows by selecting OK

In Microsoft Internet Explorer:

• From the menu across the top select Tools -> Internet Options

• In the Internet Options window that opens select the tab Content
  In the second panel click on Certificates...

• In the Certificate Manager window select the tab Trusted Root Certification Authorities

• Scroll down the list and highlight WISeKey Common Global Root and click on View
  In the Certificate window select the tab Details and in the top panel select Thumbprint. In the bottom panel verify the thumbprint algorithm is sha1 and its value to be:
  EC2A D5B0 3BB9 2DB4 EF10 0D50 4E3E 6529 325C 2AEB
  If the thumbprint matches then you have the correct Certificate. Close all windows.

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