Viewing Trusted Root CA Certificates in Chrome 40

PKI Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - Version 2.04, by Dr. Herong Yang

PKI Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟Viewing Trusted Root CA Certificates in Chrome 40

This section provides a tutorial example on how to view trusted root CA certificates that are pre-installed in Chrome 40.

After reviewing the HTTPS server certificate by clicking the security lock icon, I want to know how to view trusted root CA certificates that are pre-installed in Chrome 40.

1. Run Chrome 40, and go to the "Settings" after click the menu icon on top right corner. You see the settings page showing up.

2. Click the "Show advanced settings..." link at the bottom.

3. Click the "Manage certificates..." button in the HTTPS/SSL section. You see Certificates manager showing up.

4. Click the "Trusted Root Certificate Authorities" tab. A list of pre-installed trusted root CA certificates shows up.

5. Double-click "GTE CyberTrust Global Root" The "Certificate" dialog box shows up.

Now I know to view Chrome 40 pre-installed certificates. If you click other tabs, you will see some other certificates in different stores:

Personal - My own certificates.
Other People - For other people's certificates.
Intermediate Certificate Authorities - For certificates from Intermediate CAs.
Trusted Root Certificate Authorities - For certificates from trusted root CAs.
Trusted Publishers - For certificates from servers that can be trusted without validation.
Authorities - For certificates from root CAs and intermediate CAs.
Others - For other certificates.

The picture below shows you the Certificates manager in Chrome 40 displaying pre-installed certificates: