Using HTTPS with Mozilla Firefox

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∟Using HTTPS with Mozilla Firefox

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes on using certificates in Mozilla Firefox. Topics include why Web browsers need certificates; viewing the certificate from an https Web server; saving the certificate from a server to a certificate file; exporting and importing certificates to and from certificate files; changing certificate trust settings.

Visiting "https" Website with Mozilla Firefox

Viewing Server Certificate in Mozilla Firefox

Server Certificate General Information

Viewing Server Certificate Path in Mozilla Firefox

Exporting Server Certificate to File in Mozilla Firefox

Viewing Pre-Installed Certificates in Mozilla Firefox

Listing of Trusted Root CA in Mozilla Firefox

Exporting Certificate to File from Mozilla Firefox

Deleting Root CA Certificates from Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox Displaying Certificate Error Page

Adding Security Exception in Mozilla Firefox

Failing to Import Root CA Certificates to Mozilla Firefox

Certificate Trust Settings in Mozilla Firefox

Conclusions:

Mozilla Firefox supports PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) used in HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure).
Mozilla Firefox acts as the VA (Validation Authority) to validate the certificate presented by the HTTPS server.
Mozilla Firefox uses pre-installed trusted root CA (Certificate Authority) certificates to validate certificates.
Mozilla Firefox allows you to export or import certificates to or from certificate files.
A root CA certificate can not be removed from Mozilla Firefox. But its trust settings can be removed.