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Install SSL Certificate: Plesk 7 Control Panel

Follow these instructions to install your SSL server certificate.

Your SSL server certificate will be sent to you by email. The email message includes the web server certificate that you purchased in the body of the email message. Copy the certificate from the body of the email and paste it into a simple text editor, such as Notepad.
Save the file to your server as yourdomain.com.pem.
Logon to Plesk. To access the Control Panel certificates repository, click the Certificates icon at the Server administration page. The certificates repository page will open displaying the list of available certificates.
In the Certificates section of the certificates repository click the Certificate Name for which you have have a pending certificate request.
Use the Browse button to locate the yourdomain.pem certificate you saved in Step 1. Click Send File. The existing certificate with appropriate private key will be found and the certificate part will be added to the repository.
You've installed the cert, now you need to ASSIGN the cert. Under General, click Clients and select the appropriate client.
In the Tools box, click IP Pool, then click the IP for the domain.
In the IP Address Form next to SSL Certificate change it from the 'default' to the name you gave the certificate when you created the CSR.
Click OK.
Stop and then Start the Apache Web Server (this must be a stop then start, a restart will not work).

Test Your SSL Certificate

Test your SSL certificate by using a browser to connect to your server. Use the https protocol directive. For example, if your SSL was issued to secure.mysite.com, enter https://secure.mysite.com into your browser.

Your browser's padlock icon Browser padlock will be displayed in the locked position if your certificate is installed correctly and the server is properly configured for SSL.

Additional Resources:

These instructions are derived from the Plesk 7 documentation.

CSR Legend

When generating your CSR you will be asked to input a few pieces of info. Below are some common fields with descriptions and examples.

Common Name (CN)

The fully-qualified-domain name for your certificate. Examples include...

www.domain.com
owa.domain.net
secure.domain.ca
*.domain.com (for wildcard SSL)

Organization (O)

The exact legal name of your organization. Do not abbreviate your organization's name. Example: Metro Realty LLC or Flowers by Jenny

Organizational Unit (OU)

The section or division of the organization. Example: Sales, Support, Customer Service

City or Locality (L)

The city where your organization is legally located. Cannot be abbreviated. Example: Atlanta

State (S) or Province

The state or province where your organization is legally located. Cannot be abbreviated.. Example: Georgia

Country (C)

The two-letter ISO Country Code abbreviation for your country. Example: US, CA, GB (must be two-letters)

Any email address. This field is arbitrary but must be filled in. GeoTrust will not use this email address to process your order. Example: user@example.com

Key Bit Length

The key bit length has to do with the initial key exchange, not the encryption strength of your certificate. GeoTrust recommends a key bit length of at least 1024.

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