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Android : add cert to system store
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=32696#c5
If you have a certificate that is not
trusted by Android, when you add it, it goes in the personal cert store.
When you add a cert in this personal cert store, the system requires a
higher security level to unlock the device. But if you manage to add your
cert to the system store then you don't have this requirement. Obviously,
root is required to add a certificate to the system store, but it is quiet
easy.
Here is how to do it :
1 - add your cert normally, it will be stored in your personal store and
android will ask you a pin/password... Proceed
2 - With a file manager with root capabilities, browse files
in /data/misc/keychain/cacerts-added. You should see a file here, it's the
certificate you have added at step 1. If you can not find it in that path, look in /data/misc/user/0/cacerts-added/
3 - Move this file to system/etc/security/cacerts (you will need to mount
the system partition r/w)
4 - Reboot the phone
5 - You are now able to clear the pin/password you have set to unlock the
device.
I Think that this will only work for Root or Intermediate CA.
I got the idea by reading this :
http://nelenkov.blogspot.fr/2011/12/ics-trust-store-implementation.html
@Nattle
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Nattle commented Feb 27, 2024

+1 Thanks a bunch.

This helped a lot with Let's Encrypt rolling over to their ISRG Root X1 cert and old android machines.

@vivek-np
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@Nattle @RevealedSoulEven could you tell how it worked for you
i am testing on android 14 samsung real device i followed the steps and edit the both variable but getting Error
unZip Error

@bulletProofCat
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@Nattle @RevealedSoulEven could you tell how it worked for you i am testing on android 14 samsung real device i followed the steps and edit the both variable but getting Error unZip Error

this: https://xdaforums.com/t/magisk-module-unzip-error.4503395/ works for me.

You need to be careful to not include an dir in the zip file, after editing, only zip files in unzipped dir instead of zip the dir.

@devnoname120
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@Sudo989 No.

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