Get PKI Certificate by Using Thawte

Setting Up A User Account:

• 1. Follow url: https://www.thawte.com/cgi/enroll/personal/step1.exe
• 2. Click “next”
• 3. Select Charset Set and Fill in the Form
• 4. Click “Next”
• 5. Fill in your ID and email address, This should like " This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it "
• 6. Click “Next”
• 7. Enter a password two times
• 8. Click “Next”
• 9. Enter Phone Number
• 10. Answer 5 Questions
• 11. Click “Next”
• 12. Confirm your Information
• 13. Click “Next”
• 14. Wait for the Email from Thawte
• 15. Click on url in the confirmation email
• 16. Enter the Probe and Ping Information from the Email
• 17. Click “Next”
• 18. The Account Setup is completed
• 19. Click “Next”

Request A Certificate:

• 1. Enter your account information. (Should be your email and password you just setup.)
• 2. Click on “Request a Certificate” on the left menu
• 3. Click on “Request” under the title bar X.509 Format Certificates
• 4. Select “Microsoft Internet Explorer, Outlook and Outlook Express”
• 5. Click “Request”
• 6. Don’t modify the Employment Information
• 7. Click “Next”
• 8. Select your address
• 9. Click “Next”
• 10. Click “Next”
• 11. Click “Accept”
• 12. Don’t modify the CSP. It should say “Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0”
• 13. Click “Next”
• 14. Click “Yes” to allow the site to create a key
• 15. Click “OK to create the new key
• 16. Click “Finish” and your certificate will be generated.

Install Your Certificate in Windows:

• 1. Go to this URL: https://www.thawte.com/cgi/personal/cert/status.exe This will list your generated certificates
• 2. Click on “MSIE” on the first certificate.
• 3. Click on “Fetch”
• 4. Click on “Install Your Cert”
• 5. Click on “Yes” to allow the cert to be installed
• 6. Click “Yes” again
• 7. Your Certificate is now installed.
• 8. Click OK