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Installing Cloudflare Certificates on Mac

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Follow these steps to download, install, and trust the Cloudflare certificate on Mac.

  1. Download Cloudflare Certificate
  2. Install Certificate
  3. Trust the Certificate

Step 1) Download the Certificate

  • Click the download button for the certificate and select the Mac tab
  • Download the certificate for Mac devices.

Step 2) Install the Certificate

  • Open the Certificate file you downloaded.

  • You will get two notifications from Keychain Access; accept both and continue to Keychain Access.

Note: There is a bug on some Mac devices where Keychain Access will open completely blank. Switch between the "System Roots" and "System" sidebar menu items to refresh the UI; you'll need to be on the System keychain to continue.

Step 3) Trust the Certificate

  • Right-click the certificate starting with "Gateway CA -" and with the red x icon, then choose "Get Info".

  • Expand the Trust dropdown and choose to "Always Trust" the correct certificate.

  • Other values should update. Note that if the certificate isn't manually trusted, the block page will not work.

  • Confirm that block pages are working as expected. We strongly recommend using the Test Domains listed under Content Policy > Test Connection instead visiting blocked websites directly.

 

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