
You will need to also enter the Site Administrator Contact Information. Select Apache/Other for your Web Server Type. You then will need to click the Submit Configuration button to begin the configuration process.ģ: You now need to paste in the CSR you generated using the OpenSSL library in the Ubuntu CLI. This can be started by going into your SSLTrust account and managing your recent purchase. If you require any assistance with selecting an SSL Certificate, please feel free to contact our sales/support team and they will be happy to assist.ġ: Order the SSL and complete the checkout process.Ģ: Once you have completed the SSL Certificate Purchase you can begin the configuration process. If you are a business website you may want to look at using a Business SSL, we recommend a DigiCert SSL such as the DigiCert Basic SSL. If you have a simple website and want to one domain, you can choose from a variety of standard SSL Certificates. If you visit our SSL Certificates List page, you will have a selection of Certificates you can order from. txt file or directly proceed to certificate configuration. server FQDN or YOUR name) : Enter your domain nameĮmail Address : Enter your email addressĪfter you hit Enter, your Private Key and CSR should be saved successfully in the default ssl directory.Ģ: To view your CSR, type in the following command: sudo cat /etc/pki/tls/private/server.csr It is best to use something generic such as "IT".Ĭommon Name (e.g. Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) : If you are a business Write the appropriate division of your company.

If you're not a business, any value entered will not be used in your certificate. Organization Name (eg, company) : If you are a business Enter your legal entity name.

Organization Name (eg, company) :Locality Name (eg, city) : Complete name of the city, no abbreviations State or Province Name (full name) : Full name of the state You will then get a prompt asking you to input the following details regarding your CSR:-Ĭountry Name (2 letter code) : Type in the 2 letter abbreviation for your country. This will create a private key and a CSR with the name of server.key and server.csr respectively in the default ssl directory. Generating a CSR and Private Key with OpenSSLġ: Execute the following command to generate a private key and a CSR - sudo openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout /etc/pki/tls/private/server.key -out /etc/pki/tls/private/server.csr Execute the following commands to make sure that you have the httpd webserver and their dependencies installed- yum install httpd yum install mod_ssl yum install openssl yum install nanoĪlso, navigate to (or IP Address) and check whether the default page is visible.
