Installing SSL Certificates on macOS

To ensure secure HTTPS access to Dermi Atlas Professional on macOS, the generated SSL certificate must be installed and the system configured to trust it. Follow the steps below using Keychain Access.

Before following these steps, download the certificate as described in SSL Certificate Setup for HTTPS Access. The file downloads as dermi-atlas-professional.crt.

1. Double-click the downloaded dermi-atlas-professional.crt file.
2. Keychain Access should open. If prompted, add the certificate to the System keychain.
3. In Keychain Access, locate the certificate named dermi-atlas.local (issued for Dermi Atlas Professional). If the deployment customized CERT_COMMON_NAME, the entry appears under that configured common name instead.
4. Double-click the certificate to open its properties.
5. Expand the Trust section.
6. Change When using this certificate to Always Trust.
7. Close the window and enter the administrator password to save changes.
8. Restart the browser.

Alternative (Terminal)

Alternatively, the certificate can be added to the system trust store from the command line using the following command:

sudo security add-trusted-cert -d -r trustRoot -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain /path/to/certificate.crt

Replace /path/to/certificate.crt with the path to the downloaded certificate, for example ~/Downloads/dermi-atlas-professional.crt.

Verification

Navigate to the HTTPS URL of the Dermi Atlas Professional instance (e.g., https://192.168.1.100:15045). The browser should now load the page without security warnings and display a padlock icon.

Important Notes

• The certificate must be installed on each device used to access the instance over HTTPS.
• The certificate is issued for a specific host IP, so the host should use a static IP address; a changing host IP breaks HTTPS and requires regenerating and reinstalling the certificate. See Configuring a Static IP Address for Dermi Atlas Professional.

Related Articles

• SSL Certificate Setup for HTTPS Access
• Installing SSL Certificates on Windows
• Installing SSL Certificates on iPhone and iPad
• Installing SSL Certificates on Android