In order to connect an instance of Strategy Desktop to a SSL enabled Web Server (HTTPS), the following steps must be done:
1. Install the certificate on the client machine that has Desktop installed. Make sure the file type is CERT. To install, double click on the cert file and follow the Certificate Import Wizard to properly install the certificate
2. Open the cert in note pad. Copy the content of this cert file and append it to the end of cacert.pem which is located under C:\Program Files\MicroStrategy\Strategy Desktop. The cert file must be in a .cert .cer or .crt format that is recognized by Windows Explorer as a certificate.
Example displays the content of a certificate:
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