Safari on Windows could not accept self-signed certificate

Question

Hi, i am using Safari 5.0.4 on Windows 7 and I am trying to access an https site with a self-signed certificate (internal developing site).
after i install the certificate to the Windows certificate store (i try both Personal store and Trusted Root Certification), when i try to browse the site, Safari asks me to choose a certificate, after i choose it, after a long hang time, Safari displays "Safari can't open the page".
My questions are:
1. Any one has configured safari on windows to accept self-signed certificate successfully?
2. i see some other posts saying "Safari on Windows has bug to use the self-signed certificate", any official document or link saying this if this is true?

Answer 1

Microsoft Windows web browser support questions?   Try one or more of these resources:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc747495(WS.10).aspx
http://www.leonmeijer.nl/archive/2008/08/01/123.aspx
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/681695/what-do-i-need-to-do-to-get-ie8-to-acc ept-a-self-signed-certificate
That was from tossing the /internet explorer import self-signed certificate/ query at Google, and some poking around.  StackOverflow and Microsoft Technet and the Microsoft KBs have more details on Microsoft platforms and products and permutations, too.
The usual best fix with this stuff is to create your own certificate authority (CA) root certificate and to configure that within your chosen platforms and browsers, but I do not know (off-hand) how to do that on Microsoft Windows boxes.  Google or some KB probably has details of loading your own root cert.  This approach means loading one cert, and the rest of what you create that's signed from that cert will now automatically be trusted.  Basically you become your own CA provider, load your root cert into each of your clients, and then issue your own certs chained from your own root cert, and Bob's Your Uncle.