DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE ECPKI CA CERTIFICATE

The E-Commerce PKI CA is a sub-CA of the WISeKey Common Global Root. Before downloading and accepting the E-Commerce PKI CA certificates, you must install the WISeKey Common Global Root CA certificate as a trusted CA certificate in your browser. For further instructions please visit How to install the WISeKey Common Global Root Certificate.

• Install and trust the E-Commerce PKI CA certificate in Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Install and trust the E-Commerce PKI CA certificate in Netscape Communicator
• View details of the E-Commerce PKI CA certificate

Install and trust the E-Commerce PKI CA Certificate
Before installing the E-Commerce PKI CA certificate you must install the WISeKey Common Global Root certificate, please follow the "Instructions to install the root" if you have not already done so.

In order to use your E-Commerce PKI CA certificates you must install the E-Commerce PKI CA certificate into the browser that you will be using. These instructions guide you through this process.

N.B. An E-Commerce PKI CA certificate may only be used or relied upon under the terms and conditions provided in the E-Commerce PKI CA CPS and corresponding Certificate Policy. Please refer to the E-Commerce PKI CA Practices and Policies for more information.

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5

These instructions are for Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5. Other versions of the browser may have different steps to install a Certificate.

To install the E-Commerce PKI CA certificate into Microsoft Internet Explorer

1. If you are referring to a printed version of this page then start Microsoft Internet Explorer, and go to the location http://www.wisekey.com/install/E-Commercepki.htm.
   
2. Click on the following text "Accept the E-Commerce PKI CA certificate", to begin the certificate download process.
3. IE may ask you to Save this file to disk or Open this file from its current location. Check Open and click on OK. If clicking on Open results in a dialog which asks you to Select a program to open this file then click on Cancel and repeat from step 2, this time selecting Save this file to disk. Save the file to a location on your system, then use Windows Explorer to browse to the location of the file and open it, and continue at step 4.
4. A new window will open listing the properties of the certificate. On the first tab verify:
   Issued to: E-Commerce PKI CA
   Issued by: WISeKey Common Global Root
5. Select the second tab titled Details and then click on Subject in the top panel. In the bottom panel verify:
   CN = E-Commerce PKI CA
   OU = WISeKey Affiliate CA
   O = E-Commerce PKI
   C = CH
6. Click on Thumbprint in the top panel. In the bottom panel verify that the thumbprint algorithm is sha1 and it value is:
   F51F 5BA6 08CB 3B4F 9DBD 590C 7793 8547 F62B 14F9
7. If the above details are correct select the first tab titled General and click on Install Certificate
8. A new window will open called the Certificate Manager Import Wizard. The first screen gives you general info about a certificate. Click Next >
9. You will be requested to Select a Certificate Store. Select the option Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate and click Next >
10. The final screen will display the selected info. Verify:
    Certificate Store Selected by Wizard : (Automatically selected by the Wizard)
11. If correct select Finish
12. A dialog indicating that the Import was successful should appear. Click OK to finish.
13. Select OK on the original window to close it.

To verify that the certificate is installed in Microsoft Internet Explorer

1. From the menu across the top select Tools -> Internet Options
2. In the Internet Options window that opens select the tab Content
   In the second panel click on Certificates.
3. In the Certificate Manager window select the tab Intermediate Certification Authorities
4. Scroll down the list and highlight E-Commerce PKI CA and click on View
5. In the Certificate window select the tab Details and in the top panel select Thumbprint. In the bottom panel verify its value to be:
   F51F 5BA6 08CB 3B4F 9DBD 590C 7793 8547 F62B 14F9
6. If the thumbprint matches then you have the correct certificate. Close all windows.

The E-Commerce PKI CA certificate is now installed in MS Internet Explorer 5.5

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Netscape Browsers (Communicator 4.6)

Note that these instructions are for Netscape Communicator version 4.6. Other versions of the browser may have different steps to install a CA Certificate.

To install the E-Commerce PKI CA certificate into Netscape Communicator

1. If you are referring to a printed version of this page then start Netscape Communicator, and go to the location http://www.wisekey.com/install/E-Commercepki.htm.
2. Click on the following text "Accept the E-Commerce PKI CA certificate", to begin the certificate download process.
3. Netscape will pop up a window called New Certificate Authority. Click Next>
4. More info is provided about Certificate Authorities in general. Click Next>
5. Information about the Certificate Authority is provided. Verify the following info:
   Certificate for: E-Commerce PKI
   Signed by : WISeKey SA
6. Click on More Info...
7. The complete information for the certificate is provided. Verify :
   This Certificate belongs to: This Certificate was issued by:
   E-Commerce PKI CA            WISeKey Common Global Root
   WISeKey Affiliate CA         Root Certification Authority
   E-Commerce PKI               WISeKey SA
   CH                           CH
   Serial Number: 3A:CC:36:71
   This Certificate is valid from Thu Apr 05, 2001 to Sun Apr 03, 2011
   Certificate Fingerprint:
   98:D8:14:DF:0D:C6:0B:B2:4F:E9:0F:B9:0E:63:E0:2C
   OK this window and if all is correct click Next>
8. You will be requested to check off which services you want to allow this Certificate Authority to Certify. They are:
   Accept this Certificate Authority for Certifying network sites
   Accept this Certificate Authority for Certifying e-mail users
   Accept this Certificate Authority for Certifying software developers
   Check off all three and click Next>
9. You will be requested if you want to be warned before you send data to sites certified by this CA. This is optional either way. Click Next>
10. You will be requested for a name for the Certificate Authority. Enter "E-Commerce PKI CA"
11. Click Finish

Verify the certificate authority certificate is correctly installed in Netscape Communicator:

1. From the menu across the top select Communicator -> Tools -> Security Info
2. The security window will open. In the left side panel select Signers under Certificates.
3. In the right side panel scroll down the list and Highlight E-Commerce PKI CA then select the Edit button on the far right.
   In the window that opens verify:
   Certificate Fingerprint: 98:D8:14:DF:0D:C6:0B:B2:4F:E9:0F:B9:0E:63:E0:2C
4. If the finger print matches then you have the correct Certificate. Close all windows by selecting OK

The certificate is now installed into Netscape Communicator.

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