Help with WiFi certificates

Dirk Diggler · 2 Feb 2019 at 20:23

I need to connect my Ubuntu machine wirelessly to a network that uses stupid security refresh certificates; CA files. I've managed to import them into a Windows 7 device and get connected with my network username and password, but Ubuntu doesn't recognize the Word file that has the 2 CA files embedded - on Windows I double click the files and install them.

Is there any way I can extract the settings/data from the windows 7 device and input into Ubuntu's wireless settings?

Dirk Diggler · 2 Feb 2019 at 20:43

Actually, my phone and tablet connect to this network without CA certificates; could I trick the network into thinking that my Ubuntu machine is a tablet therefore I wouldn't need to install the certificates?

opethdisciple · 3 Feb 2019 at 11:57

Could try something like this. Also Goggle is your best friend.

I have an idea how to do this on a RedHat system but not Ubuntu.

Dirk Diggler · 3 Feb 2019 at 12:07

I think I need to give up, TBH.

There's two certificates but they're embedded in a Word file (just to make things even harder :mad:

).

opethdisciple · 3 Feb 2019 at 17:43

Why does the Wi-Fi require the install of a certificate?

Do you mean the certs are text in a word file?

If that's the case copy paste the text in to file on the cmd line. Give them the appropriate extensions. Which I would presume would be .crt.

Install openssl and it will give out some commands to inspect the files.

Your have to do a lot of googling.

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Right down bottom of the page you have some Linux instructions.

https://www.bounca.org/tutorials/install_root_certificate.html

Dirk Diggler · 3 Feb 2019 at 18:31

Cheers Bud, I'll give it a go.