Why install the DoD Root Certificates
Some Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) customers attempting to access DoD SSL sites, which include all DTIC SSL sites, receive a warning message stating that they should not proceed. The message is repeated multiple times, making it difficult for users to reach their destination. When they do continue, the Web site they are visiting has a red warning banner declaring that the site is not secured and should not be trusted. The user is not presented with the option to add the certificate or certificate chain to their trusted certificate list, making it difficult to quickly bypass this warning in the future. This problem may include MS Vista and XP users using IE7. Installing the DoD Root Certificates will allow your Web browser to trust the identity of Web sites, such as DTIC’s, whose secure communications are authenticated by DoD.
Is this required? No, however, this will help you avoid Security Alert windows when you go to secure communication Web sites for various DoD agencies, including DTIC. Future access to DoD Web sites may require certificates.
Instructions for downloading the certificate for the Root Certificate Authority (CA): http://dodpki.c3pki.chamb.disa.mil/rootca.html
For further assistance: DTIC Web site customers should contact
ref@dtic.mil or (703) 767-8274.
