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title: iOS Development Pro Tip for Private CA Usage
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date: 2019-03-22
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for: Katie Berry
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In iOS, in order to get HTTPS working with certs from a private CA; there's another step you need to do if your users are on iOS 10.3 or newer (statistically: yes this matters to you). In order to do this:
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- Ensure they have installed the profile on their device
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- Open Settings
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- Select General
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- Select Profiles
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- Ensure your root CA name is visible in the profile list like this:
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- Go up a level to General
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- Select About
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- Select Certificate Trust Settings
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- Each root that has been installed via a profile will be listed below the heading Enable Full Trust For Root Certificates
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- Users can toggle on/off trust for each root:
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Please understand that by doing this, users will potentially be vulnerable to a
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[HTTPS man in the middle attack a-la Superfish](https://slate.com/technology/2015/02/lenovo-superfish-scandal-why-its-one-of-the-worst-consumer-computing-screw-ups-ever.html). Please ensure that you have appropriate measures in place to keep the signing key for the CA safe.
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I hope this helps.
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