CSR Creation
1) From the control panel home page, click on SSL, then enable SSL for the domain you are securing.
2) Go to the next page, 'SSL Certificate Signing Request Parameters'. Fill in the blanks that exist, if any, and click Submit.
3) This will generate three files: A Certificate Signing Request (CSR), a Private Key, and a Temporary SSL Certificate. You must save the Private Key and CSR and store them as text files in a safe place. They are necessary later for the installation of your certificate.
4) Copy and paste the CSR (including the BEGIN and END tags) into the a text file (ASCII) an send it to the company where you will buy the SSL. Make copies of all you see in txt box and save them in an txt file in a safe place. You will need the SSL Server Private Key when you will install the SSL. See next.
Installing the SSL
1) You wil receive your certificate from your SSL provider(for example DigiCert).
2) On the control panel home page, click on SSL. Enter the Web Service area and click on the Edit button under SSL.
3) An upload form will open; in the box labeled 'Install Certificate based on previously...', paste the contents of your Primary Certificate File (your_domain.crt). The certificate can be opened with a text editor like Notepad. Include the BEGIN and END tags (see example below) -- Upload it.
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
text ...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
*NOTE: YOU MUST ALSO COMPLETE STEP 4 BEFORE BROWSERS CAN PROPERLY AUTHENTICATE THE CERTIFICATE
Installing the Intermediate SSL Certificate file (DigiCertCA.crt)
4) In a similar manner, paste the contents of the Intermediate Certificate File (DigiCertCA.crt) to the 'Certificate Chain File' box. Some versions of HSphere label this box 'Certificate Authority File'. Click on Install.
5) Your certificate is now properly installed. Make sure to keep backup copies of all your key and certificate files in a secure place. This way you will be able to restore your SSL Certificate if the server crashes.
1) From the control panel home page, click on SSL, then enable SSL for the domain you are securing.
2) Go to the next page, 'SSL Certificate Signing Request Parameters'. Fill in the blanks that exist, if any, and click Submit.
3) This will generate three files: A Certificate Signing Request (CSR), a Private Key, and a Temporary SSL Certificate. You must save the Private Key and CSR and store them as text files in a safe place. They are necessary later for the installation of your certificate.
4) Copy and paste the CSR (including the BEGIN and END tags) into the a text file (ASCII) an send it to the company where you will buy the SSL. Make copies of all you see in txt box and save them in an txt file in a safe place. You will need the SSL Server Private Key when you will install the SSL. See next.
Installing the SSL
1) You wil receive your certificate from your SSL provider(for example DigiCert).
2) On the control panel home page, click on SSL. Enter the Web Service area and click on the Edit button under SSL.
3) An upload form will open; in the box labeled 'Install Certificate based on previously...', paste the contents of your Primary Certificate File (your_domain.crt). The certificate can be opened with a text editor like Notepad. Include the BEGIN and END tags (see example below) -- Upload it.
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
text ...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
*NOTE: YOU MUST ALSO COMPLETE STEP 4 BEFORE BROWSERS CAN PROPERLY AUTHENTICATE THE CERTIFICATE
Installing the Intermediate SSL Certificate file (DigiCertCA.crt)
4) In a similar manner, paste the contents of the Intermediate Certificate File (DigiCertCA.crt) to the 'Certificate Chain File' box. Some versions of HSphere label this box 'Certificate Authority File'. Click on Install.
5) Your certificate is now properly installed. Make sure to keep backup copies of all your key and certificate files in a secure place. This way you will be able to restore your SSL Certificate if the server crashes.
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