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Adding a root certificate .cert on Android devices using deployment or rules

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HelVan
Nortura SA

HI.

We have a inhouse app on 3-400 Android devices that requires a certificate to be installed on each of them. I have managed to install it manually, but not sure if its possible to deploy it to all devices.

When manually installing it, I needed to set a passcode on the device when installing, and disabling that passcode again after installation. All devices are not connected to internet, only local network, so they dont have a passcode configuered, and we dont want that either.   if possible to install cert remotly on all devices, is it required to set a passcode in the same operation to have the certificate installed on the device?

Anyone who can assist here please?

certificate
a year ago
Android
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HelVan
a year ago

sorry for the mistypo.... its a .cer file of course. not a .cert file

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Rafael Schäfer
a year ago

As far as i remember you only need to set an admin passcode (authentication profile) to the devices and then you can provide it using a certificate profile or a package containing the certificate + script (certimport).

Both needs to be tested and as I'm not confident with the certificates maybe someone else needs to correct me but this is what i have in mind right now.

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Raymond Chan Diamond Contributor
a year ago

Using a certificate profile payload to deploy is the simplest way to do it.

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AKMOD@SOTI
a year ago

Hi HelVan,

Thanks for posting on SOTI Pulse, Thanks Rafael, and Raymond for responding to the post, your expertise and willingness to help are greatly appreciated!

Have you had an opportunity to test the suggested solutions by Rafael Schäfer, and Raymond, and has it successfully addressed your query?

If not, or If you have any additional questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out. We're dedicated to providing assistance and support.

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HelVan
a year ago

Thank you both for your answers. I see that you both are align on the answer, and it comes to pushing certificate profile.

However, im not sure how to create this profile, and I would appreciate if someone can point to a step by step guide. 

I have found guides creating and adding profiles, but not for certificate.  

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AKMOD@SOTI
a year ago

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