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Install the Root CA in Your Browser¶

The Hotel GUI application uses a self-signed root CA for the certificates which are used for https sessions or for SSL communication between the FWD Application Server and the FWD Clients. When accessing a FWD Web Client, unless the self-signed root CA is imported in your browser as a trusted root CA, you will be prompted by your browser to add an exception for the certificate. You can solve this by importing the hotel root CA into your browser. Also, note that this will work only if you access the FWD Web Client and the FWD Embedded App Demo via localhost - the SSL certificates have been created for localhost.

Depending on your browser, follow the steps below to install the root certificate. In all cases, the root CA is saved in the deploy/server/hotel-root.der file.

Installing the Root CA in Mozilla Firefox¶

For Firefox, follow these steps:

1. Open the Preferences menu, look for the Advanced sub-menu.
2. Select Certificates and click on View Certificates.
   
3. Select Authorities.
   
4. Click the Import... button.
5. Search for and select the deploy/server/hotel-root.der file.
6. Select the first option, Trust this CA to identify websites..
   
7. Click OK and the root CA will be imported, and you will find it in this list.
   

Installing the Root CA in Google Chrome on Ubuntu¶

For Google Chrome on Ubuntu, follow these steps:

1. Open the Settings menu, click on Show Advanced.
   
2. Click on Manage Certificates, then select Authorities.
   
3. Click on Import..., traverse the folders to find the deploy/server/hotel-root.der file. If the selection dialog doesn't show it, select the DER-encoded binary, single certificate from the lower-right selection list. Click Open after you've selected the .der file.
4. Select the first option, Trust this certificate for identifying websites..
   
5. Click OK and the root CA will be imported, and you will find it in this list.
   

Installing the Root CA in Google Chrome on Windows¶

1. Like in Linux, open the Settings menu, click on Show Advanced, then click on Manage Certificates.
2. This Certificates dialog opens.
   
3. Click on Import.... The Certificate Import Wizard opens.
   
4. Click Next >.
   
5. Type in the path to the certificate (c:\projects\hotel\deploy\server\hotel-root.der), or use the Browse button to navigate and select the certificate. Then click Next >.
   
6. Select Place all certificates in the following store if not already selected. Trusted Root Certification Authorities should be selected as in screen-shot. Click Next >.
   
7. Confirm the import by pressing Finish. The certificate is imported and you can see it in the list.