docs: comment about installing the CA in the system store for macOS #608
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Pull Request Overview
This PR adds guidance on installing the Fiddler CA certificate into the macOS system store.
- Introduces a tip explaining how to export and manually install the CA on macOS
- Clarifies that Fiddler Everywhere will recognize the CA from both user and system stores
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installation-and-setup/trust-fiddler-ca.md:42
- Use proper markdown admonition syntax to match existing docs style—for example, prefix with
> Tip:(capitalized and with a space after>) rather than>tip.
>tip To install the Fiddler CA certificate in the system store, you must use the export option and then proceed with manually installing it on macOS. The Fiddler Everywhere application automatically recognizes the installed CA from the user and system stores.
installation-and-setup/trust-fiddler-ca.md:42
- Insert a blank line before this tip block to visually separate it from the preceding list item for better readability.
>tip To install the Fiddler CA certificate in the system store, you must use the export option and then proceed with manually installing it on macOS. The Fiddler Everywhere application automatically recognizes the installed CA from the user and system stores.
installation-and-setup/trust-fiddler-ca.md:42
- [nitpick] Consider shortening the sentence for clarity, e.g., "Export the Fiddler CA certificate and install it manually on macOS. Fiddler Everywhere will then recognize it from the user and system stores."
>tip To install the Fiddler CA certificate in the system store, you must use the export option and then proceed with manually installing it on macOS. The Fiddler Everywhere application automatically recognizes the installed CA from the user and system stores.
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| 1. Go to **Settings** > **HTTPS** in Fiddler Everywhere. | |||
| 2. Click **Trust Fiddler CA in the User Store**. | |||
| >tip To install the Fiddler CA certificate in the system store, you must use the export option and then proceed with manually installing it on macOS. The Fiddler Everywhere application automatically recognizes the installed CA from the user and system stores. | |||
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| >tip To install the Fiddler CA certificate in the system store, you must use the export option and then proceed with manually installing it on macOS. The Fiddler Everywhere application automatically recognizes the installed CA from the user and system stores. | |
| >tip To install the Fiddler CA certificate in the system keychain, you must use the export option and then proceed with manually installing it on macOS. The Fiddler Everywhere application automatically recognizes the installed CA from the login and system keychains. |
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part of https://kinvey.atlassian.net/browse/FID-7751