# Import Certificate

To import a Certificate signed by a Third-party/External CA, click on the import icon available against the CA Certificate request as shown in the below figure.

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Upload the .cer file received from a third-party/External CA

Click on the “Import X509” button.

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Sign and authenticate with the Officer’s mail ID and token PIN as shown in the above figure.

Click on the Edit button to change the .cer file uploaded

Click on the Import X509 button, to import the signed .cer certificate


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