How to install an SSL Certificate?
by N HOST BD
If your company has a website that carries out credit card transactions or handles private customer information, you must have an SSL certificate. It is very likely that your website needs to provide security to users, and you certainly wonder how to install an SSL certificate. The first thing to do is verify that the server that hired the SSL protocol, we know that currently, most servers run SSL, so we suggest you make sure. A dedicated IP address is of vital importance, if your hosting plan is shared, you are required to request from the company a dedicated IP address for your domain. Otherwise, you will have to share your SSL certificate, which is not recommended. The next step is to generate a CSR certificate signature request, it is a form to fill which must be sent to the certification authority to sign it and return it in the form of a certificate, it contains the public key that must be signed by the Confirmation of the authenticity of the data.
In the registration process, the certification authority will ask you to indicate the type of server in which the SSL certificate will be installed. In doing so, the certification company will give you detailed instructions for the server you hired. When the server has created the two files (public and private keys) we strongly recommend to protect your private key to avoid any kind of espionage. It is important to back up the keys in the way that suits you.
What follows is to send the certificate signing request to the authority, the text string, which is in the application file, has to be copied and sent in the application form of the certifying authority. Then it is important to continue filling out the required information about your company and contact person. If you access through an ISP internet service provider, he is required to complete the application form for you.
Once the authority checks your data you will receive your SSL certificate, to install it on your server it is important to follow the instructions received by the certifying authority, they will guide you step by step since for each server there are different instructions that have to be carried out. In case of any doubt or inconvenience, it is strongly recommended to consult the software manual of the server you hired.
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