I love OS X and every iteration has gotten better and better. But every once in a while tasks that should be simple–aren’t. Take the case of trying to add a S/MIME certificate to the Keychain.
In the past, simply double-clicking on the .p12 file would prompt for the passphrase and import it into the login chain. After getting my certificate issued by StartSSL and stored in Firefox, I exported the certificate and private key, set a passphrase, double-clicked, and….
An error has occurred. Unable to import an item. The contents of this item cannot be retrieved. You failed to provide the necessary administrator authorization. (Added so the search engines will pick this up)
