How to Import Personal Certificates

You can share encrypted files with other users if you have the certificate for the other user. To allow another user to use a file that you have encrypted, you need to import her certificate onto your computer and add her user name to the list of users who are permitted access to the file.

To import a user certificate, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, type mmc, and then press Enter to open a blank Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
2. Click File and then click Add/Remove Snap-in.
3. Select Certificates and click Add. Select My User Account and click Finish. Click OK to close the Add Or Remove Snap-in dialog box.
4. Click Certificates and then double-click Trusted People.
5. Under Trusted People, right-click Certificates. On the All Tasks menu, click Import to open the Certificate Import Wizard.
6. Click Next and then browse to the location of the certificate you want to import.
7. Select the certificate and then click Next.
8. Type the password for the certificate and then click Next.
9. Click Next to place the certificate in the Trusted People store.
10. Click Finish to complete the import.
11. Click OK to acknowledge the successful import and then exit the MMC.