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I can't install a certificate for "Vpn & App user certificate" on Android 11. I tried setting it up via "Settings" menu > "Install from device storage," > "VPN and app user certificate", but I see an error like: "this file can't be used as a VPN & app user certificate".

But weird, two month ago it worked fine, maybe I'm doing something wrong with it?

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Are you sure you want to install it for "VPN & App User"? In particular, I was trying to install the certificate from Burp proxy and was misled by the instructions that said

In some versions of Android, your device will ask if you want to use the certificate for "VPN and apps" or "WiFi".In the "Credential use:" options, you should select "VPN and apps".

In my case with Android 12, there was a 3rd option, "CA certificate". But I tried a few times with "VPN & app user certificate" and it failed, with the same error message you saw. Then I tried "CA certificate", and it worked.

To be fair, the title of the instructions was "Installing Burp's CA Certificate in an Android Device", which gives a clue that it should be CA Certificate, even though it says to select "VPN and apps".

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    Thanks for your response! Yes, I tried others variants: the installing like CA or for WiFi and it completed successfully, but.. the connection for any app don't work on device and I haven't another idea – Alex Victorov Dec 08 '21 at 00:00