Configuring The Browser; To Check And Install Root Certificates On Internet Explorer; To Check And Install Root Certificates On Mozilla; Installing A Root Certificate To The Java Plug-In - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Configuring the browser

The root certificate might already be installed on your browser, but if not, you must install it. To see whether
it is already installed, check the certificate store on your browser.
The next procedures are guides for installing root certificates to Internet Explorer and Mozilla browsers. For
more detailed instructions, refer to the documentation that came with the certificate.

To check and install root certificates on Internet Explorer

1. From the browser Tools menu, select Internet Options.
Click the Content tab.
2.
Click Certificates.
3.
4. Click the various tabs and scroll the lists to see if the root certificate is listed. If it is listed, you do not
need to install it, forgo the remainder of this procedure.
If the certificate is not listed, click Import.
5.
6. Follow the instructions in the Certificate Import wizard to import the certificate.

To check and install root certificates on Mozilla

From the browser Edit menu, select Preferences.
1.
In the left pane of the Preferences window, expand the Privacy & Security list and
2.
select Certificates.
In the right pane, click Manage Certificates.
3.
In the next window, click the Authorities tab.
4.
5. Scroll the authorities list to see if the root certificate is listed. (For example, its name might have the form
name
Root.crt.) If it is listed, you do not need to install it; forgo the remainder of this procedure.
If the certificate is not listed, click Import.
6.
7. Browse to the certificate location and select the certificate. (For example, select
8. Click Open and follow the instructions to import the certificate.

Installing a root certificate to the Java Plug-in

For information on Java requirements, refer to
This procedure is a guide for installing a root certificate to the Java Plug-in on the management
workstation. If the root certificate is not already installed to the plug-in, you should install it. Refer to the
documentation that came with the certificate and to the Sun web site, http://www.sun.com.
1. Copy the root certificate file from its location on the FTP server to the Java Plug-in bin. For example:
C: \program files\java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin
2. Open a Command Prompt window and change Directory to the Java Plug-in bin.
3. Enter the keytool command and respond to the prompts:
C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin> keytool -import -alias
RootCert.crt -keystore ..\lib\security\RootCerts
Enter keystore password:
Owner: CN=Brocade, OU=Software, O=Brocade Communications, L=San Jose,
ST=California, C=US
Issuer: CN=Brocade, OU=Software, O=Brocade Communications, L=San Jose,
ST=California, C=US
Serial number: 0
Valid from: Thu Jan 15 16:27:03 PST 2004 until: Sat Feb 14 16:27:03 PST 2004
Certificate fingerprints:
Trust this certificate? [no]:
Certificate was added to keystore
In the example, changeit is the default password and RootCert is an example root certificate name.
98 Configuring standard security features
changeit
MD5: 71:E9:27:44:01:30:48:CC:09:4D:11:80:9D:DE:A5:E3
SHA1: 06:46:C5:A5:C8:6C:93:9C:FE:6A:C0:EC:66:E9:51:C2:DB:E6:4F:A1
"Browser and Java
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name
Root.crt.)
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RootCert -file