Step-by-step Procedure Of Ssl Certificate Installation

SSL certificates are used to transfer the private data entered on the user computer to the website owner’s server through an encrypted format. Therefore, any website that includes online transactions must have an SSL certificate as it provides security to the personal details of the user en route to the server. These certificates are easily available from the web host or can also be purchased from authorized companies such as Verisign, COMODO and so on. A web host can install the SSL certificate as the part of customer service as the SSL certificate is generally a third party offering. However, one of the essential that you must have for installing an SSL certificate is a dedicated IP address. Here is the procedure for installing SSL certificate in full detail.

Before you go on to installing the SSL certificate, you first need to generate the key and a CSR (Certificate Signing Requests) for the certificate. Once you have an IP address, you need to log into the control panel of your computer and click on the SSL Manager icon. It will open an option of Private Key icon, clicking on to that will allow you to see the option of generating a new key down below. Along with the generation of this key, you also need to mention the domain for which you wish to SSL certificate protection. After the selection of the domain is done, you need to click on generate and hence your public key would be generated. Save this information for the future usage.

The next step is to obtain CSR (Certificate Signing Requests). For obtaining CSR it is necessary to have dedicated IP as well as the Key file. You again need to click on the SSL manager and on the CSR generation option to generate CSR. Choose the same domain name for which you have already generated the key. Thereafter, you will have to fill in the required information on the form and then press generate. Your CSR will be generated and save these details for future use.

Once all this is done, and then comes the procedure to install an SSL certificate. For this accumulate all the CA bundle and CRT files, the generated key for installation. First of all, you need to log in to the control panel and then click on the SSL installer. However, before installing a new one it is necessary to delete any previous certificate. Paste the CRT file provided by the SSL certificate company from whom you have purchased the certificate. The key file will appear automatically and if not then you can paste the copy of your key. The CA Certificate Authority file is the last file to be submitted, paste all the contents of the CA file and then click on DO it button.

This is it your SSL certificate is installed.

By: Jack Melde

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