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Date Last Reviewed:
03/19/2007

Installing a NIU Security Certificate for Opera

There are currently two NIU Security certificates being used by different web-based applications. Users are advised to install them both. This will prevent warning messages from being displayed as you use NIU web-based applications requiring authentication.

Since browsers do not share data, users must install the certificates into each browser application. For example, a certificate installed into Internet Explorer will not work for Mozilla Composer and vice-versa.

Note that actual screens may be drawn differently or contain other information, depending upon your operating system and the certificate being installed.

To install a NIU Security Certificate for Opera:

1. Download the appropriate NIU Security Certificate by selecting from the following:
   • NIUCA - This Security Certificate is primarily used by older (implemented before December 2003) web applications.
   • NIUCA2 - This Security Certificate is primarily used by newer (implemented after December 2003) web applications.
2. A Install Authority certificate window will open.
3. On the Install Authority certificate window, select "Install."
   
4. For the "Are you sure you want to trust this issuer?" confirmation box, select "OK"
   
5. The Security Certificate is now installed.
6. If necessary, return to step #1 and install any certificates that have not yet been installed.
7. Once both certificates are installed, they must be set to not display warnings. From the Opera menu, select"Files" and "Preferences..."
8. In the Preferences window, select the category (on the left) of "Security." In the section on the right, select "Manage certificates..."
   
9. In the Certificate manager window, select the "Authorities" tab and scroll down to the entries labeled "Organizational CA."
   
10. Select the "Organizational CA" and then select "View."
11. In the Certificate window, uncheck the box for "Show dialog box before using this certificate" and select "OK."
    
12. If required, perform steps #10 and #11 for the second "Organizational CA" entry in the Certificate manager window.
13. Select "OK" to close the Certificate manager window.
14. Select "OK" to close the Preferences window.
15. Your security certificates are now installed.