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Uploading a Certificate Authority certificate

After you have obtained or created a Certificate Authority (CA) certificateA digital means of proving your identity. When you send a digitally-signed message, you are sending your certificate and public key. Certificates are issued by a certification authority and can expire or be revoked., you need to upload it to the Web Gateway. To upload a CA certificate:

1. Navigate to System > Proxy Settings > Listening Ports.
   The Listening Ports page is where you can find the HTTPS Certificate and Private Key settings.

You can find information regarding the current certificate key and private keyThe secret key kept on the sender's computer that the sender uses to digitally sign messages to recipients and to decrypt messages from recipients. Private keys should be password protected. files under the HTTPS Certificate and Private Key settings page. This summary includes the Distinguished Name (DN), Issuer DN, validation period, and the key algorithm used. You do not need to edit the settings in order to retrieve this information. These details are listed in the CA certificate itself, which you will need to edit. Refer to Creating a Certificate Authority certificate for more information.

2. Click the Click here to change these settings button. Then navigate to and select the Certificate file and / or the Private Key file. These must be PEM files.
3. Enter the pass phrase and confirm it before clicking Save.
4. Apply the configuration.

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