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Install SSL Certificate: Stronghold

Follow these instructions to install your GeoTrust SSL certificate for your Web site.

  1. 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.

    Copy Certificate to Notepad

  2. Change directories to /usr/local/stronghold/bin.
  3. Use the getcert script to install your SSL server certificate.
  4. You will be prompted for your certificate. Copy the text from Step 1 above and paste it into the section that getcert provides. Include ----BEGIN CERTIFICATE---- and ----END CERTIFICATE----. Press (Ctrl-D).
  5. Now you will need to download and install the appropriate GeoTrust root certificate and open it in a text editor, such as Notepad, as in Step 1 above. You will need the Base-64 (text) version of the trusted root.
  6. Now use the getca script to install the GeoTrust root CA certificate.
  7. You will be prompted for the root CA certificate. Copy the text from Step 5 above and paste it into the section that getca provides. Include ----BEGIN CERTIFICATE---- and ----END CERTIFICATE----. Press (Ctrl-D).
  8. Restart your web server by using the following commands: stronghold/bin/strongholdctl restart. Or, if the server is not already running: stronghold/bin/strongholdctl start.

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.

The gold padlock icon Gold Padlock Indicates Secure Browser Mode on your browser will be displayed in the locked position if your certificate is installed correctly and the server is properly configured for SSL.