# Import Certificate

To import a certificate that has been signed by a third party or an external Certificate Authority (CA), you need to click on the import icon available against the CA Certificate request. 

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This can be seen in the above figure on the following page. Once you click on the import icon, the below figure will be displayed.

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&#x20;Now, you need to upload the .cer file that you have received from the third party or external CA.