This article describes how to install a trusted root
certification authority (CA) certificate and an intermediate CA certificate on
a computer that is running Microsoft Entourage 2004 for Mac on one of the following operating systems:
| • | The Mac OS X 10.3 operating system. |
| • | The Mac OS X 10.2 operating system. |
Note You must have administrative permissions on your computer to be
able to use the methods that are outlined in this article.
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To complete the certificate installation, you will need
access to the certificate file. You can obtain the needed certificate file by using any one
of the following methods:
| • | Copy the file to the local workstation by using removable
storage media. |
| • | Copy the file from a network share location. |
| • | Download the file from the Web URL that is assigned in the
Authority Information Access extension of the certificate or from the
enrollment page for your CA certificate. |
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Install the certificate
To install the certificate, you must use the Keychain Access
program. To start the Keychain Access program, double-click the certificate
file. The Keychain Access program will automatically load, and it will display the
Add Certificates dialog box.
| • | To install a trusted root CA certificate, follow these
steps:
| 1. | Click the Keychain menu, click
X509 Anchors, and then click OK. | | 2. | You will be prompted to authenticate through
Keychain Access. Type your password, and then click
OK.
Note If X509 Anchors is not available in the
Keychain menu, the certificate that you have opened is not a
trusted root CA certificate. The most common file name extensions for this kind
of certificate are .cer and .crt. |
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| • | To install an intermediate CA certificate, follow these
steps:
| 1. | Click the Keychain menu, click
Microsoft_Intermediate_Certificates, and then click
OK. |
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Verify the certificate installation
To verify that the certificate is installed and that it is ready for use by
Entourage 2004 for Mac, use the Microsoft Certificate Manager. To do this,
follow these steps:
| 1. | On the
Go menu in Finder, click Applications. |
| 2. | Open the Office 2004 folder, and then open the Office
folder. |
| 3. | Double-click Microsoft Cert
Manager. |
| 4. | On the Look for certificates of type menu,
select one of the following options:
| • | Click the Apple Trusted Root Certificate
Authorities option for an installed root CA certificate. | | • | Click the Intermediate Certificate
Authorities option for an installed intermediate CA
certificate. |
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Verify that the newly installed certificate is in the
appropriate certificate list. After you verify the location of the certificate,
Entourage 2004 for Mac is ready to use the certificate for Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) communications.
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Personal certificates for sending digitally signed and encrypted messages
Personal certificates that are obtained from a certification
authority are installed into
Microsoft_Entity_Certificates by using the steps that were
discussed earlier in this article.
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Setting up digital IDs in Entourage 2004 for Mac
After the certificates are installed, you are ready to set up
Entourage 2004 for Mac to use digital IDs. To do this, follow these steps:
| 1. | Start Entourage 2004 for Mac. |
| 2. | On the Entourage menu, click
Account Settings. |
| 3. | Double-click the account that you want to set up for
signing and encrypting mail. |
| 4. | Click the Security tab. |
| 5. | Click Select under Signing
Certificate, click the digital ID or the certificate that you want to use,
and then click Choose.
Note The list will contain all the personal
certificates that you imported into your personal keychain. |
| 6. | Repeat step 5 to select an encryption
certificate. |
| 7. | Select any options that you want. Typically, the default
settings are what you would want to use. |
| 8. | Click OK. |
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Mac OS X 10.2
Follow these steps when you import a certificate on a Macintosh
computer that is running Mac OS X 10.2.
Note You must have administrative permissions on your computer to be
able to follow these steps.
| 1. | Download the certificate to your desktop. |
| 2. | Make sure that the certificate is in privacy enhanced mail
(PEM) format.
Note If the certificate is not in PEM format, use the Microsoft Certificate
Manager in the Office folder to change formats. Import the certificate and then
use the PEM format when you save the certificate. |
| 3. | Click Applications on the
Go menu, open the Utilities folder, and then double-click
the
Terminal program. |
| 4. | Type the following commands, and press the ENTER key after
each line. Replace cert_filename with the actual
file name of your certificate.cd ~/Desktop
cp /System/Library/Keychains/X509Anchors ~/Library/Keychains
certtool i cert_filename k=X509Anchors
sudo cp ~/Library/Keychains/X509Anchors /System/Library/Keychains Note You must enter an administrative password after you press ENTER
for the last Terminal command. |
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