Importing a Self-Signed Certificate Authority into Windows
- Last Updated: May 20, 2026
- 2 minute read
- MarkLogic Server
- Version 12.0
- Documentation
This section describes how to import the Certificate Authority into Windows for use by the Internet Explorer browser and WebDAV clients.
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Open the Admin Interface.
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Click Security in the left tree menu.
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Click Certificate Templates in the left tree menu.
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Click the certificate template name.
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Click the Status tab to display the Certificate Template Status page.
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Click Import.
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Save or open the file.
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In the Certificate Information window, click Install Certificate.
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In the Certificate Import Wizard window, select Place all certificates in the following store and click Browse.
![Certificate Import Wizard Screenshot showing Place all certificates in the following store selected and the location of [Browse]](https://docs-be.progress.com/bundle/marklogic-server-secure-12/page/topics/configuring-ssl-on-app-servers/accessing-an-ssl-enabled-server-from-a-browser-or-webdav-client/../../image/166bcffc63b726.gif?_LANG=enus)
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In the Select Certificate Store window, select Trusted Root Certification Authorities and click OK.
![Select Certificate Store Screenshot showing Trusted Root Certification Authorities selected and [OK] highlighted](https://docs-be.progress.com/bundle/marklogic-server-secure-12/page/topics/configuring-ssl-on-app-servers/accessing-an-ssl-enabled-server-from-a-browser-or-webdav-client/../../image/166bcffc63edb7.gif?_LANG=enus)
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In the Certificate Import Wizard window, click Next.
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On the Completing the Certificate Import Wizard window, select Certificate Store Selected by User and click Finish.
![Certificate Import Wizard Screenshot showing Certificate Store Selected by User selected and [Finish] highlighted](https://docs-be.progress.com/bundle/marklogic-server-secure-12/page/topics/configuring-ssl-on-app-servers/accessing-an-ssl-enabled-server-from-a-browser-or-webdav-client/../../image/166bcffc64253d.gif?_LANG=enus)
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In the Security Warning window, click Yes.
![Security Warning Window Screenshot showing [Yes] highlighted](https://docs-be.progress.com/bundle/marklogic-server-secure-12/page/topics/configuring-ssl-on-app-servers/accessing-an-ssl-enabled-server-from-a-browser-or-webdav-client/../../image/166bcffc646ab5.gif?_LANG=enus)
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When you see The import was successful pop up, click OK.
![Certificate Import Wizard Screenshot showing The import was successful and [OK] highlighted](https://docs-be.progress.com/bundle/marklogic-server-secure-12/page/topics/configuring-ssl-on-app-servers/accessing-an-ssl-enabled-server-from-a-browser-or-webdav-client/../../image/166bcffc64abd2.gif?_LANG=enus)
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In the Certificate Information window, click OK to exit.
You should now be able to access the SSL-enabled server from your Internet Explorer browser or WebDAV client.