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Extracting an Intermediate Certificate from your Browser

You can specify an SSL intermediate certificate file to include when you install your SSL certificate file on Windows.

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If you don't already have an intermediate certificate file stored locally, you can download one from your browser.

To download an SSL intermediate certificate file:

  1. Go to a page on your browser that is using HTTPS, and click F12.
    The developer tools open.

  2. Click the Security tab.
    Just under the listing for Certificate is a View certificate button.

  3. Click the View certificate button.

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    The certificate window opens.

  4. Click the Certification Path tab.

  5. Select the third embedded certificate, which is the intermediate certificate.

  6. Click View Certificate.

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    Another certificate window opens.

  7. Click the Details tab.

  8. Click Copy to File.

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    The Certificate Export Wizard opens.

  9. Click Next.

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  10. In the next window of the wizard, select Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER), and click Next.

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  11. In the next window of the wizard, browse to the folder where you want to save the intermediate certificate, and name it with the extension crt.

  12. Click Next.

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    The last window confirms that you have completed the wizard.

  13. Click Finish.

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  14. Return to the Install SSL Certificate window and select the intermediate certificate for SSL Intermediate Certificate File.

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