After you allowlist the host names, import your TLS or SSL certificate into the Google Admin console as a Certificate Authority (CA). Then, you deploy the certificate to your ChromeOS devices so they can access your production network.
Notes:
- Do this early during your deployment to ensure users can access websites without issues.
- LDAP:// URI are not supported yet.
- You can add up to 50 certificates in each organizational unit.
Set up TLS or SSL certificate as a CA
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Sign in to your Google Admin console.
Sign in using your administrator account (does not end in @gmail.com).
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In the Admin console, go to Menu
Devices
Networks.
- Go to Certificates.
- To apply the setting to all devices, leave the top organizational unit selected. Otherwise, select a child organizational unit.
- Click Create certificate.
- For Certificate, enter a name for the certificate.
- Click Upload.
- Select the PEM, CRT, or CER file.
Note: Only one certificate can be included in the file. The file will be rejected if it contains no certificate or more than one certificate. DER-encoded certificates are not supported. - Click Open.
- For Certificate Authority, select the platforms that the certificate is a CA for.
- Click Add.
Deploy the certificate to ChromeOS devices
To deploy the certificate, use an open guest Wi-Fi network. Your ChromeOS devices will authenticate to Google and receive the TLS or SSL certificate. The pushed certificate will apply to all enrolled ChromeOS devices on the primary domain.
Tip: To drive users to switch to your filtered production network after the certificate is downloaded, you can limit the guest network by setting a session-time limit or by restricting access to the Internet. You can also redirect users to information explaining that they must change their Wi-Fi network.
Verify the CA on managed ChromeOS devices
- Go to chrome://settings.
- On the left, click Privacy and security.
- Click Security.
- Scroll to Advanced.
- Click Manage certificates.
- In the list, find the newly-added CAs.