Use this procedure to export a self-signed SSL certificate, so that you can either import the resulting exported certificate into your truststore or share it with other users.

The following procedure is for Internet Explorer version 10.0. The steps may vary slightly depending on your browser version.

Procedure

  1. Access the host for which you want to export the SSL certificate from the browser.
    For example: https://<myHostname>.emc.com
  2. Select Continue to this website (not recommended) in the There is a problem with this website's security certificate window.
  3. Click the red Certificate Error indicator next to the address bar.
  4. In the Untrusted Certificate window, select View certificates.
  5. In the Certificate dialog box, select the Details tab and ensure that the Show field is set to All. Click Copy to File.
  6. In the Certificate Export Wizard,
    1. Click Next in the Welcome screen.
    2. Click Next to accept the default DER encoded binary X.509 setting in the Export File Format screen.
    3. Browse to the location where you want to save the certificate.
    4. Specify the certificate file name and click Save.
    5. In the File name field, ensure that the location and the certificate file name are correct. Click Next.
    6. Click Finish.
    7. Click OK when The export was successful appears.
  7. In the Certificate dialog box, click OK in the Details tab.
  8. Share the resulting exported SSL certificate with other users to use.