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Import a Certificate from a File

Follow the steps below to import a certificate for use with your PassKey.

Steps are performed from the WWPass Dashboard, which is included in the WWPass Security Pack.

Before you import a certificate:

• Put the certificate file in a temporary location on your computer. Certificate files typically have a .pfx or .p12 extension.
• If the file is encrypted, make sure you know the password that was used to encrypt the file.

After you import a certificate:

• Remove the certificate file from your computer. At this point, the certificate is securely stored in WWPass cloud storage, where it is encrypted, fragmented, and dispersed.

Note: If you download a certificate from a third-party, do this using Firefox as the web browser on Windows, Mac or Linux or Internet Explorer on Windows.

To import a certificate:

1. Present your PassKey to your computer. This ensures the certificate is associated with your PassKey.
2. Open the WWPass Dashbard using its Key icon .
3. From the Certificates tab, click Import a new certificate .

4. From the Open Certificate File window, find the certificate file on your computer. It might have a .pfx or .p12 extension. Select the file and click .
5. If prompted for the password used to encrypt the certificate file, enter the password and click .

6. Enter the access code for your PassKey and click . The certificate is imported and shown in Dashboard's Certificates tab and Thunderbird's Certificate Manager.

   

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