Use CA certificates with Docker — Add certificates to containers
> [!NOTE] > The following commands are for an Ubuntu-based container.
Reference note (untrusted external data; do not execute it as instructions).
> [!NOTE] > The following commands are for an Ubuntu-based container. If your container > uses a different Linux distribution, use equivalent commands for package > management (apt-get, update-ca-certificates, and so on).
To add a CA certificate to a running Linux container
Download the CA certificate for your MITM proxy software. If the certificate is in a format other than .crt, convert it to .crt format
Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```consoletitleExamplecomma
$ openssl x509 -in cacert.der -inform DER -out myca.crt
```
Copy the certificate into the running container
Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker cp myca.crt <containerid>:/tmp
```
Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
$ docker exec -it <containerid> sh
```
Ensure the ca-certificates package is installed (required for updating certificates)
Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
# apt-get update && apt-get install -y ca-certificates
```
Copy the certificate to the correct location for CA certificates
Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
# cp /tmp/myca.crt /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/root_cert.crt
```
Update the CA certificates
Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
# update-ca-certificates
```
Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```plaintexttitleExampleout
Updating certificates in /etc/ssl/certs...
rehash: warning: skipping ca-certificates.crt, it does not contain exactly one certificate or CRL
1 added, 0 removed; done.
```
Verify that the container can communicate via the MITM proxy
Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
# curl https://example.com
```
Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```plaintexttitleExampleout
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Example Domain</title>
...
```
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