To proceed with SSL certificate. You require both
a valid certificate and Certificate Signing
Request. Dependent on your validation type, you may receive your certificate details
via email, or within the manage services section of your client area.
By securing your domain through an SSL certificate, you reassure visitors to your website of
both it’s security and authenticity. Customers feel safer and, thus, are more willing
to shop or sign up there.
There are 3 main types of SSL Certificate :
Domain Validated
DV certificates provide a basic level of authentication (A DV cert can be identified by
a padlock in the address bar).
Organization Validated
OV certificates are similar to DV but are tailored towards organizations. The identity
of the organization having to be verified before the certificate is issued. Depending on
the issuer, DV certificates usually offer a higher level of warranty in the event of
anything going wrong on the CA’s (Certificate Authority) end.
Extended Validation
EV certificates are different and can be discerned through visiting a larger
organization, specifically ones involved in finance. They require more authentication to
obtain and are the most expensive of the 3. One of the biggest benefits of EV used to be
a green tag in the address bar, since SSL is becoming more of a necessity than a choice.
Major browsers have started to discontinue this (Chrome, Firefox).
Install SSL with cPanel.
You can install a certificate in cPanel in two different ways, using a CRT file that will
attempt to automatically load other areas itself. Or manually using the private key guide.
Please follow from the step below, then select which guide you require.
Log into your cPanel control panel area, from here navigate to the Security section.
Clicking on SSL/TLS as shown below.
Firstly, after entering the SSL/TLS area, click ‘Generate, view, upload, or delete
SSL certificates.’ this will take you to the SSL installation area for your
cPanel.
Generate, view, upload, or delete SSL certificates.
If your provider has issued you with the text version of the certificate, paste it in
the box provided and press Save Certificate. Otherwise, if
your provider has issued you with a .crt file, click Browse
under Choose a certificate file and then click Upload
Certificate.
Upload certificate.
Once you have uploaded the certificate, refresh the page. It will appear at the top of
the page under certificates on this server. From here, you can install the correct
certificate by clicking the install button.
Install SSL
Manual cPanel
SSL certificate installation using private key.
From the SSL/TLS area, firstly click on Private Keys as shown
below.
Manage private keys
In the private keys section, click edit for selected the
private key.
Available private keys
Afterwards, proceed to copy the encoded private key as shown. After copying the key,
navigate to the bottom of the page and click go back to SSL
manager.
SSL/TLS private key
Once back in the SSL manager, click Manage SSL sites.
Manage SSL
From here, select your domain from the drop-down list. And paste the previously copied
encoded private key into the private key section.
Enter either the text version or upload the crt file. Also do the same for the
ca-bundle. Clicking the install button when done.
Select domain and enter certificate files
Install SSL with Plesk
Log into your Plesk control panel.
For the domain you wish to install the SSL on, Click SSL/TLS
certificates.
SSL/TLS in Plesk
From here, please click manage under download or remove
existing certificates.
Manage or install SSL/TLS certificates
Once you have clicked manage, you can proceed to add your
SSL/TLS certificate. This is assuming you have already generated a CSR for this domain
in Plesk (As this will assign the private key automatically).
Add your SSL certificate
The add SSL area in Plesk will look similar to this, from here you can either paste in
the raw text key files or simply upload the files themselves. Clicking the upload
certificate button when done.
Upload your SSL certificate
After your certificate is uploaded, it will need to be assigned to your domain. Return
to the main domain area and click on Hosting & DNS followed
by Hosting settings.
Hosting settings
Select your newly installed certificate from the drop-down list and click apply.