Installing and trusting a new root certificate
Some older operating systems may not support security updates. This guide shows how to manually fix the issue of having an untrusted or old root certificate.
- Download the Root Certificate. You can do so, for example, by accessing this Sectigo website.
- Double click on the Certificate. This will open up an Add Certification dialog.
- Choose System in the bottom right menu. Then, click on Add.
- Enter your admin password and click on Modify Keychain. You might be prompted to use your fingerprint if you have a different configuration - make sure to switch to admin/password authentication.
- At the top menu choose Window > Keychain Viewer. You should still have the Keychain Access application open.
- Select System on the left and search for “Sectigo” The Sectigo Certificate will show up - after that, double-click on that line to open its settings.
- Click on the arrow to the left of the Trust dropdown.
- Change the first menu from “Use system defaults” to “Always Trust”.
- Close that window and enter your Admin password when asked.
And that is it! You now have an updated public certificate for Sectigo.