Can’t find installed certificate on device after upgrading to Android 12 and higher

Environment

• Android Enterprise
• Devices upgraded to Android 12 OS and higher

Overview

You may notice an issue where Google Chrome and other apps on your device can’t find an installed certificate after the device OS was upgraded to Android 12 and higher. However, when checking the device User credentials settings, the certificate still exists.

Cause

When an UEM installs keys and certificates on a device running Android 11 and lower, they are stored in Samsung Knox databases. When the device is upgraded to Android 12 and higher, an error occurs when migrating the existing user-installed certificates, marking them hidden to the Certificate Viewer app and unusable to other apps.

Workaround

To resolve this issue after upgrading your device OS, you can re-install the certificate with your UEM. If the certificate still can’t be found, you can re-enroll your device into your UEM before re-installing the certificate.