InstallRoot installs the DoD (Department of Defense) Root certificates into Microsoft products.  Note: You should not need administrative rights to run this program.

 Apple computers do NOT need this program

DOD InstallRoot 3.13a was issued on 3 February 2010

Download InstallRoot 3.13a.  Select Run when prompted to Run or Save the file, you will see a black screen flash up, and have words scrolling on the screen.  You have just installed the latest DoD certificates on your computer.  (This is the easiest portion of the software install).

NOTE:  Windows Vista & 7 will show a message that the file might not have installed correctly.  Select "This program installed correctly."

PROCEED TO STEP 4 - INSTALL ACTIVECLIENT

You may also download the DoD certificates from the following links:

https://www.us.army.mil/suite/doc/21291437

Your Internet Explorer may prompt you with a banner stating it blocked this site from downloading files to your computer.  Click the box for the option to Download File.  Nothing will happen, now go back and click the link again above.  Now it will give you the option to Run, Save, or Cancel.

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InstallRoot Folder on AKO:

https://www.us.army.mil/suite/folder/10953590

Save the file titled:  InstallRoot_3.13A to your computer, then run it.

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The DoD PKE (Public Key Enablement) website on AKO

https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/474113

Click on downloads,  scroll down to InstallRoot v3.13 Command-Line Executable (A, B, J, S & X) for Microsoft Windows.  The download link will be in blue under the mentioned header.  You only need InstallRoot A

Information:

A certificate is a digital document providing the identity of a Web site or individuals.  DoD Web sites and the Army Portal use a certificate to identify themselves to their users and to enable secure connections.  If you are receiving a warning that a site is untrusted / insecure, you will need to install the "DoD Certificates."  In order to access sites enabled with a DoD PKI certificate without being prompted to accept the DoD Certificate chain at each log on, clients using Internet Explorer and other browsers should install the certificates.  These are separate of the personal certificates that are on the CAC itself.

Root Certificates (Information received from https://infosec.navy.mil )

How can you trust the identity of someone over the network?  An infrastructure of trusted third parties has been put in place to distribute trust between end-users.  This infrastructure verifies that we are who we say we are.  If we trust the DoD PKI infrastructure, then the infrastructure can vouch for us to trust others that have certificates issued from the DoD PKI.

The DoD PKI Infrastructure is comprised of 2 Root Certification Authorities and a number of Intermediate Authorities.  If all of the DoD root certificates are not installed on your computer various applications will not be able to trust all DoD PKI certificates.

If you have questions or suggestions for this site, contact CW3 Michael J. Danberry

Last Update or Review:  Saturday, 19 June 2010 10:58 hrs