The Secure Server Manager will allow you to install a secure certificate on your site. To setup a secure server you will have to purchase a secure certificate from Verisign or Thawte. This process needs to be done in 2 steps. One, Generate your Key and Certificate Request and two, install the certificate from Verisign or Thawte.
1. Before generating the request, view the directions below. Once you are ready to generate the certificate request for Verisign or Thawte, click Generate Request.
You will be required to fill out some information before generating your secure certificate request. This information must be taken from the Internic. You can lookup that information on the Internic's whois web interface. The private key which you will have to save until you receive the certificate from Thawte or Verisign will look something like (remember, you must save this on your computer for when you install the certificate which Thawte or Verisign will send):
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED DEK-Info: DES-EDE3-CBC,B82F170581AC18CA xulUrmeoHwvU3hf7l176FK8sCmAFR3JvwW3ZHcGGLoV3WqPv9NGDaqyZOJp/E9i8 w58XGW/oMIKpC+rCoh647O0QTC60DRwPoq5S6nqbSra7ev4glkfK6tBD6uGolfFT Te41AFNELNhuseeRP/2DloAiBgCVftSHsJwbbWA5Py9zkuhzFPFMGrYXk1GVci+G oyBOnz0zxiHjpD0JR0cnsGP4wQgetal3IoOHdz1xzRy3ZqbJE+Ius3lQua9Hunmx 4cAxRNWvxLhGEvn6+4LuPGqwPoEcsPUmAIofknYB1dJmpkBBV9Xv+30KvwR6UxDI 67ZGM6bNwkeKU241sB6I+h72VLd3W9n0x35OEDZ/lbHw3J0ADLEM9K909xTOM7zZ E8pj8mByvLxAwRt1JJOnbf74NtXbbarJ2WSqUEcx/bLp/sQmgBLUhdzxSPPjJMeJ hrBz5U2UpFvfvBzb85QxTrXBJ7lIX2B5ubMn9uKLxCfA+nU0aPC4yrm/qbj+CVz0 Co62ijI+kOFe9KzDRghdj2aRkajRi8BAMaXuwh5gpZbmHlDIhIJ7tjXtz4Q9HKee rnbwlyIn0td+mPGBACA5J4Sg/+tupjo83cDKmSYB+J/U7ypTlFIhOvr53+7sQPCb R/UYWEfnGdQEDxBtuv2ILz+bIUssovyf7/cua6iDzpA79t5s6Um2cHaVA0SUCFtu HNhrbo2GVBsdgP/jx7sbh82pHENBlIw0TV8ot1ACtoWFj6Ly3ImX4K7Wq0i+e37v km6x45lQke8CimKc0EQpbRTVARGCYHCSFeu+QiabZmor6z0eNQ+Tbw== -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
The certificate request will look something like (to send this to Thawte or Verisign, please cut and paste it in an e-mail):
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- MIIBrTCCARYCAQAwbTELMAkGA1UEBhMCdXMxDTALBgNVBAgTBHRlc3QxDTALBgNV BAcTBHRlc3QxDTALBgNVBAoTBHRlc3QxDTALBgNVBAsTBHRlc3QxDTALBgNVBAMT BHRlc3QxEzARBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWBHRlc3QwgZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADgY0A MIGJAoGBAOErsqxeuO2RFcOdRxnwoo1O6LoQMYGf2DchAUk9oqX8vTBLSTTePLdQ 32sNH/Zx9eGHKg6LZ7jaSg6JqiZtbPv9VloDT8AEvK3eYr/ok+t6chAqrBGZmdNl Muf77GeX4qyZ9ImT/vUjnClYtiE0Sw+Jen5bDgGw3GqsONIUap1FAgMBAAGgADAN BgkqhkiG9w0BAQQFAAOBgQB2WEBLVL4jISoclbICEEVyXsH3Olefrspsw/Co0wLw nKcSiLovXGX32ZNJ+W5FtJLeYdB4Vdt++CQ2ShIkmZT0sF1l5c08AwslpwZR56LZ 5wahdhr+8D1A7OS68DofAZJiJxmJw2NnJXEVH0EdftAQfafo0WLRQ5CUYOSkpZAp YQ== -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
You will need to send this request to Thawte or Verisign to receive your certificate. When you receive the certificate from Thawte or Verisign, please complete step 2 below.
2. Before you install your certificate from Thawte or Verisign, please review the directions below. Once you have received the key from Verisign or Thawte, and reviewed the directions below, click Install Certificate to install your certificate.
Remember to have the RSA Private Key that you generated in step one with you. You must place both the Private Key and the certificate that Verisign or Thawte sent you in the text box before you can install the certificate. The Certificate you get should look something like:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIICjTCCAfYCAQAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEEBQAwgY4xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVLMRcwFQYD VQQIEw5XZXN0IFlvcmtzaGlyZTEOMAwGA1UEBxMFTGVlZHMxGzAZBgNVBAoTElJh bmRvbSBDb21wYW55IEx0ZDEeMBwGA1UECxMVV2ViIHByb2R1Y3RzIGRpdmlzaW9u MRkwFwYDVQQDExB3d3cucmFuZG9tLmNvLnVrMB4XDTk5MDIxMDAxMzYxMVoXDTk5 MDMxMjAxMzYxMVowgY4xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVLMRcwFQYDVQQIEw5XZXN0IFlvcmtz aGlyZTEOMAwGA1UEBxMFTGVlZHMxGzAZBgNVBAoTElJhbmRvbSBDb21wYW55IEx0 ZDEeMBwGA1UECxMVV2ViIHByb2R1Y3RzIGRpdmlzaW9uMRkwFwYDVQQDExB3d3cu cmFuZG9tLmNvLnVrMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDQML/6LOpg N9lx3ynjE4K914a8JblYKSzdfQrHqDPUxTIODfgX0PfdJDVWbj1/J/C5yrLs2tsN 9Ns+yDE9X0CUVATeMjR4s42/3ypBJQc3685BsAgzAFfcinXAo973YtgIHEzgr3n+ yJg6yFjwtClvJGkXL0MbvoEBy/BRupa+1wIDAQABMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBAUAA4GB ACXMuDUuovLzAVwNDAZqfcQyZwGlKiJz7OceI4jDlm8bsNZsC4qXSl6/Y4aC/Iuv UuS7/Zzgc7ETBZ/5XRakilw60N1mnjqcXKuz0gMKd5UUn3DL0AXir1QQS7MvKQbE +3bxTVxCcPpm3w/7tg8oR7rHP/o6dSb0sR/DKO58xEFP -----END CERTIFICATE-----
3. If you would like to create a fake certificate on your site to see how it works click Generate a Dummy Certificate. You can still install a certificate from Verisign or Thawte over this later.