Importing Certificates

Perform the following steps to import the certificates on the NES host.

1. Extract the certificate zip file to a directory.
2. Right-click the fullchain.p12 certificate file, and then select Install PFX, as shown in the following figure.
   Figure 1. Install PFX Option
3. In the Open File - Security Warning dialog, click Open.
   The Certificate Import Wizard dialog box opens.
4. On the Welcome to the Certificate Import Wizard page, in the Store Location page, select Local Machine, as shown in the following figure.
   Figure 2. Local Machine Store Location
5. Click Next.
6. On the User Account Control window, click Yes.
7. On the Files to import page, ensure that the fullchain.p12 file appears in the File name field, and then click Next.
8. On the Private Key Protection page, in the Password field, type the Nymi-provided private key password, and then click Next.
   The following figure provides an example of the Private Key Protection page.

   Figure 3. Private Key Protection Page
9. On the Files to import page, ensure that the fullchain.p12 file appears in the File name field, and then click Next.
10. On the Certificate Store page, leave the default option Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate, and then click Next.
    This options ensures all the certificates in the certification path (Root, Intermediate) are placed in the correct store. The following figure provides an example of the Certificate Store page.

    Figure 4. Certificate Store Page
11. On the Completing the Certificate Import Wizard page, click Finish.
12. On the Certificate Import Wizard dialog, click OK.