Setting certificates

A certificate issued by an official certification authority is a file that can be installed on a given computer. The installation procedure is specific to the issuing authority and should be described in the documentation provided with the certificate.

Checking installed certificates:

• System Administrator should install the certificate by running the certificate file and following the procedure provided by the issuing certification authority. The exact installation steps may vary depending on the operating system, but the certificate must always be installed into the Personal certificate store.
• In Microsoft Windows, press the windows + R to open the Run dialog. Type "certmgr.msc" in the dialog and click OK.



• In the following window, navigate to Personal folder. Such folder contains certificates that are detected by Clarity, which can be later selected in the Select certificate dialog in the User Accounts window.

Setting certificate for signing chromatograms:

• Clarity Administrator should start Clarity and open the User Accounts dialog (using the System - User Accounts... command).
• In the User List section (upper left corner), select the desired user.
• Click the Select Certificate button in the lower right part of the dialog. The Select Certificate dialog appears.
• Choose the appropriate certificate from the list and click OK. The selected certificate will be added to the corresponding user account.
• Set other certificates for other users, if desired, by repeating the aforementioned steps.
• Click OK to close the User Accounts dialog.