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SSL Certificates Support
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Installation Instructions- Apache Server with modssl
This document provides
instructions for installing SSL Certificates. If you are unable to use
these instructions for your server, VeriSign recommends that you contact
either the vendor of your software or an organisation that supports
Apache mod_SSL.
Step 1: Install
CA Certificate
Secure Site
If you are installing
a Secure Site Certificate, you need to first install the Secure
Site Intermediate CA Certficate.
Secure Site Pro
If you are installing
a Secure Site Pro Certificate, you need to first install the Secure
Site Pro Intermediate CA Certficate .
Note to ISP Center Customers: Certificates enrolled through
VeriSign's ISP Center do not need the Secure Site Intermediate CA Certificate
installed at this time.
- Copy the intermediate certificate into text file and name it "intermediate.crt".
This file can be placed in the same directory as your SSL Certificate.
For example: /usr/local/ssl/crt
Step 2: Install
the SSL Certificate
VeriSign will email
you your certificate. If the certificate is an attachment (Cert.cer),
you can use the file. If the certificate is in the body of the email,
copy and paste it into a text file (such as OriginalCert.txt) using
Vi or Notepad. Do not use Microsoft Word or other word processing programs
that may add characters. Confirm that there are no extra lines or spaces
in the file.
- To follow the naming convention for Apache, rename the certificate
filename with the .crt extension. For example: cert.crt
- Copy your Certificate into the directory that you will be using to
hold your certificates. In For example: /usr/local/ssl/crt/.
Step 3: Configure
the Server
- In order to use the key pair, the httpd.conf file will need to be
updated.
- In the Virtual Host settings for your site, in the httpd.conf file,
you will need to add the following SSL directives:
SSLCertificateFile /usr/local/ssl/crt/public.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /usr/local/ssl/private/private.key
SSLCertificateChainFile /usr/local/ssl/crt/intermediate.crt
The first directive tells Apache how to find the Certificate File,
the second one where the private key is located, and the third line
the location of the intermediate certificate.
If you are using a different location and certificate file names than
the example above (which most likely you are) you will need to change
the path and filename to reflect your server.
- Save your httpd.conf file and restart Apache. You can most likely
do so by using the apachectl script:
apachectl stop
apachectl startssl
- You should now be set to start using your VeriSign certificate with
your Apache mod_SSL Server.
Apache-SSL
For more information, see the Apache
mod_SSL Support website.
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