Installing root certificates on Android devices

A root certificate is a public key certificate issued by a trusted certificate authority (CA). Root certificates are used to verify custom certificates and guarantee their identity.

Kaspersky Security Center lets you add root certificates for Android devices operating in device owner mode. These root certificates are automatically installed to a trusted certificate store on devices.

To add a root certificate in Kaspersky Security Center:

1. In the console tree, in the Managed devices folder, select the administration group to which the Android devices belong.
2. In the workspace of the group, select the Policies tab.
3. Open the policy properties window by double-clicking any column.
4. In the policy Properties window, select the Root certificates section.
5. In the Root certificates section, click Add.

   The file explorer opens.

6. Select a certificate file (.cer, .pem, or .key) and click Open.

   The Certificate window opens.

7. View the certificate information and click Install Certificate...

   This starts the standard Certificate Import Wizard.

8. Follow the wizard's instructions.

   After the wizard is finished, the root certificate appears in the list of certificates.

The added root certificates will be installed on Android devices in device owner mode after the next synchronization with Kaspersky Security Center.

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