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Import certificate with usb
2025-03-10
diskless, boot, certificate, uefi, secure boot
The following explains how to import a Youngzsoft certificate from a USB drive either using the BIOS method or the MOK method (that doesn't require BIOS setup)
- Prepare an USB format in FAT32
- Download Youngzsoft v1 certificate - Used for IPXE.PXE
- Download Youngzsoft v2 certificate - Used for IPXE2025
- Those 2 certificates (are custom certificates created by our company)
- Copy / paste the file to the USB that doesn't include anything else.
- This certificate is essential for Secure Boot access.
The BIOS way
- Youngzsoft certificate V1 imports directly from BIOS and supports ipxe.pxe that has more compatibility with many Motherboards
- Plug in the USB on the client PC
- Navigate to the Boot page, select the PC you want to boot, then click Edit. Scroll down to the PXE section and choose ipxe.pxe. (Figure 1)
Figure 1
The MOK way
- Youngzsoft certificate V2 imports through Mok management and works exclusively with PXE2025 as specified below
- Plug in the USB on the client PC
- Navigate to the Boot page, select the PC you want to boot, then click Edit. Scroll down to the PXE section and choose IPXE2025 (UEFI). (Figure 2)
Figure 1
- Next, boot the PC. If Secure Boot is enabled, the PXE boot screen may display a blue screen with the error "Verification Failed: Security Violation"
- This means that the certificate has not been imported. (Figure 2)
Figure 2
- Click OK, and the next page will appear with the MOK Management options:
Continue Boot
Enroll Key from Disk = Choose this option to import certificate from USB
Enroll Hash from Disk (Figure 3)
Figure 3
- Enroll the Keys select YES (Figure 4)
Figure 4
- Next click continue (Figure 5)
Figure 5
- On select keys , locate the YoungzsoftV2.cer and click on it.(Figure 6)
Figure 6
- Finally, reboot the computer. (Figure 7)
Figure 7