Secure Server Manager

The Secure Server Manager will allow you to install a secure certificate on your site. To setup a secure server you will have to purchase a secure certificate from Verisign or Thawte. This process needs to be done in 2 steps. One, Generate your Key and Certificate Request and two, install the certificate from Verisign or Thawte.


1. Before generating the request, view the directions below. Once you are ready to generate the certificate request for Verisign or Thawte, click Generate Request.

You will be required to fill out some information before generating your secure certificate request. This information must be taken from the Internic. You can lookup that information on the Internic's whois web interface. The private key which you will have to save until you receive the certificate from Thawte or Verisign will look something like (remember, you must save this on your computer for when you install the certificate which Thawte or Verisign will send): 

		-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
		Proc-Type: 4,ENCRYPTED
		DEK-Info: DES-EDE3-CBC,B82F170581AC18CA
		
		xulUrmeoHwvU3hf7l176FK8sCmAFR3JvwW3ZHcGGLoV3WqPv9NGDaqyZOJp/E9i8
		w58XGW/oMIKpC+rCoh647O0QTC60DRwPoq5S6nqbSra7ev4glkfK6tBD6uGolfFT
		Te41AFNELNhuseeRP/2DloAiBgCVftSHsJwbbWA5Py9zkuhzFPFMGrYXk1GVci+G
		oyBOnz0zxiHjpD0JR0cnsGP4wQgetal3IoOHdz1xzRy3ZqbJE+Ius3lQua9Hunmx
		4cAxRNWvxLhGEvn6+4LuPGqwPoEcsPUmAIofknYB1dJmpkBBV9Xv+30KvwR6UxDI
		67ZGM6bNwkeKU241sB6I+h72VLd3W9n0x35OEDZ/lbHw3J0ADLEM9K909xTOM7zZ
		E8pj8mByvLxAwRt1JJOnbf74NtXbbarJ2WSqUEcx/bLp/sQmgBLUhdzxSPPjJMeJ
		hrBz5U2UpFvfvBzb85QxTrXBJ7lIX2B5ubMn9uKLxCfA+nU0aPC4yrm/qbj+CVz0
		Co62ijI+kOFe9KzDRghdj2aRkajRi8BAMaXuwh5gpZbmHlDIhIJ7tjXtz4Q9HKee
		rnbwlyIn0td+mPGBACA5J4Sg/+tupjo83cDKmSYB+J/U7ypTlFIhOvr53+7sQPCb
		R/UYWEfnGdQEDxBtuv2ILz+bIUssovyf7/cua6iDzpA79t5s6Um2cHaVA0SUCFtu
		HNhrbo2GVBsdgP/jx7sbh82pHENBlIw0TV8ot1ACtoWFj6Ly3ImX4K7Wq0i+e37v
		km6x45lQke8CimKc0EQpbRTVARGCYHCSFeu+QiabZmor6z0eNQ+Tbw==
		-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----

The certificate request will look something like (to send this to Thawte or Verisign, please cut and paste it in an e-mail): 

		-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
		MIIBrTCCARYCAQAwbTELMAkGA1UEBhMCdXMxDTALBgNVBAgTBHRlc3QxDTALBgNV
		BAcTBHRlc3QxDTALBgNVBAoTBHRlc3QxDTALBgNVBAsTBHRlc3QxDTALBgNVBAMT
		BHRlc3QxEzARBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWBHRlc3QwgZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADgY0A
		MIGJAoGBAOErsqxeuO2RFcOdRxnwoo1O6LoQMYGf2DchAUk9oqX8vTBLSTTePLdQ
		32sNH/Zx9eGHKg6LZ7jaSg6JqiZtbPv9VloDT8AEvK3eYr/ok+t6chAqrBGZmdNl
		Muf77GeX4qyZ9ImT/vUjnClYtiE0Sw+Jen5bDgGw3GqsONIUap1FAgMBAAGgADAN
		BgkqhkiG9w0BAQQFAAOBgQB2WEBLVL4jISoclbICEEVyXsH3Olefrspsw/Co0wLw
		nKcSiLovXGX32ZNJ+W5FtJLeYdB4Vdt++CQ2ShIkmZT0sF1l5c08AwslpwZR56LZ
		5wahdhr+8D1A7OS68DofAZJiJxmJw2NnJXEVH0EdftAQfafo0WLRQ5CUYOSkpZAp
		YQ==
		-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

You will need to send this request to Thawte or Verisign to receive your certificate. When you receive the certificate from Thawte or Verisign, please complete step 2 below.


2. Before you install your certificate from Thawte or Verisign, please review the directions below. Once you have received the key from Verisign or Thawte, and reviewed the directions below, click Install Certificate to install your certificate.

Remember to have the RSA Private Key that you generated in step one with you. You must place both the Private Key and the certificate that Verisign or Thawte send you in the text box before you can install the certificate. The Certificate you get should look something like: 

		-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
		MIICjTCCAfYCAQAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEEBQAwgY4xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVLMRcwFQYD
		VQQIEw5XZXN0IFlvcmtzaGlyZTEOMAwGA1UEBxMFTGVlZHMxGzAZBgNVBAoTElJh
		bmRvbSBDb21wYW55IEx0ZDEeMBwGA1UECxMVV2ViIHByb2R1Y3RzIGRpdmlzaW9u
		MRkwFwYDVQQDExB3d3cucmFuZG9tLmNvLnVrMB4XDTk5MDIxMDAxMzYxMVoXDTk5
		MDMxMjAxMzYxMVowgY4xCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVLMRcwFQYDVQQIEw5XZXN0IFlvcmtz
		aGlyZTEOMAwGA1UEBxMFTGVlZHMxGzAZBgNVBAoTElJhbmRvbSBDb21wYW55IEx0
		ZDEeMBwGA1UECxMVV2ViIHByb2R1Y3RzIGRpdmlzaW9uMRkwFwYDVQQDExB3d3cu
		cmFuZG9tLmNvLnVrMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDQML/6LOpg
		N9lx3ynjE4K914a8JblYKSzdfQrHqDPUxTIODfgX0PfdJDVWbj1/J/C5yrLs2tsN
		9Ns+yDE9X0CUVATeMjR4s42/3ypBJQc3685BsAgzAFfcinXAo973YtgIHEzgr3n+
		yJg6yFjwtClvJGkXL0MbvoEBy/BRupa+1wIDAQABMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBAUAA4GB
		ACXMuDUuovLzAVwNDAZqfcQyZwGlKiJz7OceI4jDlm8bsNZsC4qXSl6/Y4aC/Iuv
		UuS7/Zzgc7ETBZ/5XRakilw60N1mnjqcXKuz0gMKd5UUn3DL0AXir1QQS7MvKQbE
		+3bxTVxCcPpm3w/7tg8oR7rHP/o6dSb0sR/DKO58xEFP
		-----END CERTIFICATE-----




3. If you would like to create a fake certificate on your site to see how it works click Generate a Dummy Certificate. You can still install a certificate from Verisign or Thawte over this later.