Viewing Certificates in Certificate Stores in IE

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∟Viewing Certificates in Certificate Stores in IE

This section provides a tutorial example on how to view certificates stored in IE certificate stores.

In the previous tutorial, I let IE installed the login.yahoo.com certificate into a default certificate store. Now I want to know how to view certificates stored in IE.

1. Run IE and click the "Tools (or Alt-X) > Internet Options" menu. The Internet Options dialog box shows up.

2. Click the "Content" tab and the "Certificates" button. The Certificates dialog box shows up.

3. Click the "Other People" tab. The *.login.yahoo.com certificate shows up in the list:

Now we know that IE installed *.login.yahoo.com certificate in the "Other People" certificate store. If you click other tabs, you will see other certificates in different certificate stores:

Personal - For my own certificates.
Other People - For other people's certificates, including Web server certificates
Intermediate Certification Authorities - For certificates from non-root CAs.
Trusted Root Certification Authorities - For certificates from root CAs.
Trusted Publishers - For trusted self-signed certificates.
Untrusted Publishers - For untrusted self-signed certificates.