INTERNAL CERTIFICATE DISTRIBUTION

Install the SSL Certificate
for Secure Access

Install this self-signed certificate to trust internal services without browser warnings.

Download Certificate (.crt)
1

Click Download Certificate above. Chrome will save octopix.crt to your Downloads folder.

2

Double-click the downloaded .crt file. The Certificate Import Wizard will open.

3

Click Install Certificate… β†’ Choose Local Machine β†’ Click Next.

4

Select "Place all certificates in the following store" β†’ Browse β†’ choose Trusted Root Certification Authorities.

5

Click Finish. Confirm the security warning. Restart Chrome completely.

Chrome uses the Windows OS certificate store. Admin rights may be required.
1

Download the certificate and double-click it. Keychain Access will open.

2

Add it to the System keychain (not Login) so all users are covered.

3

Find the certificate in Keychain Access β†’ Double-click it β†’ Expand Trust β†’ Set "When using this certificate" to Always Trust.

4

Enter your macOS password to confirm. Restart Chrome.

1

Download the certificate. Firefox may automatically detect it and show a dialog β€” if so, skip to step 3.

2

Go to ☰ Menu β†’ Settings β†’ Privacy & Security β†’ scroll to Certificates β†’ click View Certificates…

3

Click the Authorities tab β†’ Import… β†’ select the downloaded .crt file.

4

Check "Trust this CA to identify websites" β†’ click OK.

5

No restart needed β€” Firefox trusts it immediately.

Firefox has its own certificate store β€” OS-level installs do NOT apply to Firefox.
1

Download the certificate. Double-click the .crt file to open the import wizard.

2

Click Install Certificate β†’ Select Local Machine (requires admin) β†’ Next.

3

Choose "Place all certificates in the following store" β†’ Browse β†’ Trusted Root Certification Authorities.

4

Click Finish and confirm. Restart Microsoft Edge fully.

1

Edge on macOS uses the system Keychain. Follow the same steps as Chrome on macOS.

2

Open the .crt β†’ Add to System keychain β†’ Set to Always Trust β†’ restart Edge.

1

Download and double-click the .crt file. Keychain Access opens automatically.

2

Add to the System keychain. Find the cert, double-click β†’ expand Trust β†’ set to Always Trust.

3

Enter your macOS admin password. Restart Safari.

1

Tap Download Certificate on your iOS device. When prompted, tap Allow to download the profile.

2

Open Settings β†’ tap Profile Downloaded at the top β†’ tap Install β†’ enter your passcode.

3

Go to Settings β†’ General β†’ About β†’ Certificate Trust Settings.

4

Toggle ON for the installed certificate under "Enable Full Trust for Root Certificates".

Step 4 (Certificate Trust Settings) is required β€” installing alone is not enough on iOS.