Certificate in keychain access problem

I have obtained three certificates I have to use to access my corporate exchange server and imported them into the login keychain as directed. They do show up in the "certificates" category of the login keychain but not in the "my certificates" category. This is the category that Entourage looks for when allowing me to select a certificate. As a result, I can't select the certificate I need. Any ideas?

hi,
you must import the /system/library/keychain/x509anchors first to your keychain app.
then use #sudo certtool i zetifikat.cer v k=/System/Library/Keychains/X509Anchors to import it to .../x509anchors. (zertifikat.cer ist your certifikate name) import your certificate (in pem-format) to your keychain. if not in pem-format convert it with ms cert manager (in the office folder of the office app). apply alway trust to the certifikate in keychain.
cheers
jens

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