System-installed certificates can be managed on the Android device in the Settings -> Security -> Certificates -> 'System'-section, whereas the user trusted certificates are manged in the 'User'-section there. However, users can now easily add their own 'user' certificates which will be stored in '/data/misc/keychain/certs-added'. Starting from Android 4.0 (Android ICS/'Ice Cream Sandwich', Android 4.3 'Jelly Bean' & Android 4.4 'KitKat'), system trusted certificates are on the (read-only) system partition in the folder '/system/etc/security/' as individual files. Use these instructions on installing CAcert certificates on Android Gingerbread, Froyo. Both system apps and all applications developed with the Android SDK use this. I was able to install the Charles Web Debbuging Proxy cert on my un-rooted device and successfully sniff SSL traffic.īefore Android version 4.0, with Android version Gingerbread & Froyo, there was a single read-only file ( /system/etc/security/cacerts.bks ) containing the trust store with all the CA ('system') certificates trusted by default on Android. Prior to Android KitKat you have to root your device to install new certificates.įrom Android KitKat (4.0) up to Marshmallow (6.0) it's possible and easy. So, what is the right way to install my own root CA certificate on an Android 2.2 device as a trusted certificate? Is there a way to do it programmatically? Moreover, when I try to copy the keystore to my computer, I still find the original stock cacerts.bks. The device tells me that the certificate has been installed, but apparently it does not trust the certificate. My next try was to install the certificate from SD card by copying it and using the according option from the settings menu. Doing so results in the file being overwritten with the original one again.

I have read in several blog posts that I need to restart the device. Now, Android does not seem to reload the file automatically.

I copied the file to my computer, added my certificate using portecle 1.5 and pushed it back to the device. I have created my own CA certificate and now I want to install it on my Android Froyo device (HTC Desire Z), so that the device trusts my certificate.Īndroid stores CA certificates in its Java keystore in /system/etc/security/cacerts.bks.

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