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Installation Instructions- Iplanet

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 iPlanet.

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.

1. Select the server instance to manage and click Manage.
2. Click Security.
3. Click Install Certificate.
4. Select Server Certificate Chain.
5. Enter the key pair file password.
6. Enter a Certificate Name. Ex. VeriSign Intermediate 2011.
7. Select Message text (with headers).
8. Paste the Intermediate text into the box and click OK.
9. Click Add Server Certificate.
10. Do not shutdown and restart the server, proceed to the instructions below first.

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.

1. Select the This Server option.
2. Enter the key pair file password.
3. Since you are installing a certificate for “This Server” do NOT enter a certificate name. Leave this field blank.
4. Select Message text (with headers).
5. Paste the Certificate text into the box and click OK.
6. Click Add Server Certificate.
7. Click Apply.
8. Select the apply changes that allows the server to restart.

iPlanet Support

For more information, see the Sun Support Centre.