How to download and install a certificate onto your device is covered in this article.
One of the questions we're most often asked is, "how do I download and install my Digital Certificate to my phone?"If you want to use your mobile device to access corporate networks, installing a certificate can be a problem.Digital Certificates are compatible with most of the leading mobile operating systems, so it's easy to implement and enforce the same security policies on mobile devices.
This post is about how to install certificates.You can find information about what mobile certificates can be used for on our mobile page.
Depending on the operating system, the method of installing Digital Certificates onto your mobile device will vary.To help you support mobile devices in your workplace, we've put together a user guide that walks through how to install a Digital Certificate.Let's take a look at the process now:
Adding the.pfx file to the device'scredential store is one of the main parts to download and install a certificate.We will show you the steps involved in each part.Let's get going!
The certificate is delivered directly to your device via email using the email address you specified during the registration process.
You can enroll by clicking on the link in the email.During the certificate ordering process, you will be prompted to enter the one-time certificate password you created.
When you install the certificate onto your device, you will need to create a password.Our system asks if your password is less than 12 characters and only alpha-numeric.That doesn't mean any special characters.Click 'I agree to proceed' if you read our subscriber agreement.
You will be prompted to download the certificate after your certificate has been generated.You can find the file in the Downloads folder on your device.
The network may be monitored by a trusted third party if you have a warning on your phone.If a malicious or compromised certificate is installed here, it's possible someone is monitoring you, so the warning is made a little scarier than it needs to be.People in the developer community want this feature to be removed.Let's move onto the next step.
Adding the certificate to your security credentials is required to complete the install and remove the warning.
Select "Install from device storage" from your security settings to get the certificate file.
You should be able to find the Downloads folder in the left hand menu when you click on the Install from device storage option.
Clicking "Internal storage" from the list of locations in the "Open from" window will lead you to it.Select your certificate.pfx file when you navigate to the "Download" folder.
Depending on where you want to use the certificate, you can set the name and use of it.
It's not known why this option is given.A certificate should be able to do both.My advice is to pick the one which is closest to what you want to do with your certificate, but it won't matter which one you choose as you should still be able toauthenticate into both services with an X.509 certificate from GlobalSign.
You can now download the certificate onto your device.It's now possible to use it for connecting to VPNs, email, and other corporate apps, as well as for digitally signing and encrypting emails.
GlobalSign is the leading provider of trusted identity and security solutions that enable businesses, large enterprises and cloud service providers to secure online communications and manage millions of verified digital identities.The Internet of Everything (IoE) is supported by its high-scale Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and identity solutions.