How do you use a .p12 certificate on Android?

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Richard picture Richard · Nov 19, 2010 · Viewed 30.6k times · Source

How do you use a .p12 certificate on Android?

I tried adding it at Menu/Settings/Location and security.

When I do this the certificate disappears from the SD card but when I go to the website that needs the .p12-certificate I just get a connection error.

The certificate, password, and URL are all good. I triple checked them.

I am not the only one with this issue, right? My colleagues with iPad / iPhone can use it easily but on Android it's a pain in the ass. They just double click on the .p12 file, give certificate password, and they are set.

How come it's not like this on Android?

Answer

Arun Sourcer picture Arun Sourcer · Jan 4, 2011

Make sure you copy the certificates to root of SD card.

Click on Settings->Location & Security/Security->(Install from SD card(scroll down -> Credential Storage).

Select the certificate.

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