Add Your Certificates to the Windows CA Stores

If you are providing your own self-signed or site-signed certificates, then you must add the CA root certificate and all of its intermediate certificates to the Windows certificates stores using the Windows Certificates Snap-in.
Note: If you have not already done so, you must add your CA root and intermediate certificates to the trusted CA bundle or to the SAS Private JRE. For more information, see Add Your Certificates to the Trusted CA Bundle or Add Your Certificates to the SAS Private JRE.
To add CA root and intermediate certificates, perform these steps:
  1. Click the Windows Start button, select Run, enter mmc, and click OK.
    Windows Run dialog box
  2. In the Console window, select Filethen selectAdd/Remove Snap-in.
    Console window
  3. Select Certificates from the list of available snap-ins, and click Add.
    Add or Remove Snap-ins dialog box
  4. In the dialog box that appears, select Computer account, and click Next.
    Certificates snap-in dialog box
  5. In the dialog box that appears, click Finish.
    Select Computer dialog box
  6. In the dialog box that appears, click OK.
    Add or Remove Snap-ins dialog box
  7. In the Console window, expand Certificates (Local Computer) on the left.
    Console window
  8. Right-click Trusted Root Certification Authorities, and select All Tasksthen selectImport.
    Console window
  9. On the Certificate Import Wizard page, click Next.
    Certificate Import Wizard page
  10. On the second wizard page, click Browse, navigate to the location that contains your CA root certificate and any intermediate certificates, and select the appropriate certificate. Click Next.
    Certificate Import Wizard page
  11. Make sure that Place all certificates in the following store is selected, and click Next.
    Certificate Import Wizard page
  12. Click Finish.
    Certificate Import Wizard page
  13. Click OK.
    Certificate Import Wizard Confirmation dialog box
  14. In the Console window, expand Trusted Root Certification Authorities to make sure that the certificate that you imported is listed.
    Console window
  15. Repeat steps 8 through 14 for any CA intermediate certificates.
  16. Repeat steps 1 through 15 on any additional Windows machines in your SAS deployment.
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