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Download a CA certificate

Download the public certificate of a root CA or intermediate CA so that devices, trust stores, and applications can validate certificates issued by that CA. Downloading does not change the CA and does not export its private key.

To retrieve a CA key pair instead of its public certificate, see Export a CA.

Download a root CA certificate

To download a root CA certificate in DigiCert Private CA:

  1. In the left main menu, under Manage CAs , select Roots.

  2. On the Root Certificate Authorities page, find the certificate you want to download.

  3. Point at the certificate name and select More actions (the three dots).

  4. Select the download option you prefer:

    • Download the certificate as a .pem file.

    • Download the certificate as a .cer file.

  5. Save the downloaded certificate file.

Download an intermediate CA certificate

To download an intermediate CA certificate in DigiCert Private CA:

  1. In the left main menu, under Manage CAs, select Intermediates.

  2. On the Intermediate Certificate Authorities page, find the certificate you want to download.

  3. Point at the certificate name and select More actions (the three dots).

  4. Select the download option you prefer:

    • Download the certificate as a .pem file.

    • Download the certificate as a .cer file.

  5. Save the downloaded certificate file.