Secure Server


You may obtain a Secure Server (certificate) for your domain. If you want to use web pages that are capable of passing information to and from your users in a secure fashion, then you need a secure certificate. This enables you to utilize the security of up to 128-bit encryption designed to prevent anyone from intercepting the information passed to and from your website when accessed using https. With a secure certificate installed on your domain, the web server encrypts/ scrambles the information sent to your users, who are the only ones with the key capable of decrypting/ descrambling and viewing the information. This capability is particularly useful for e-commerce or other sites that may handle private or personal data.

To access Secure Server:
Click the Secure Server icon in your Control Panel.

Using Secure Server
You may do the following from the Secure Server Manager:

• Purchase a secure certificate.

• Install a secure certificate.

• Learn more about what secure certificates are, and why you need one.

• Generate your Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and keys.

• Review your Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and keys.

• Order your QuickSSL.

• Install your QuickSSL certificate.

• Create a temporary fake certificate.

To Generate a Certificate Signing Request:

1. Click Generate or Review your Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and keys by going HERE.

2. Fill out the form that follows to generate the request. You will be asked to provide a password, your city, state, country, the exact legal name of your organization, your department's name, your domain name, and the domain administrator's email address.

3. Once you have generated this Certificate Request you will a confirmation page telling you that the certificate will be generated within 10 minutes.

To Order a Secure Certificate:

1. After the Certificate request has been processed, you will be able to order a secure certificate by clicking on the link Process your Secure Certificate Now from the page that appears after generating the Certificate Signing Request, OR by clicking on the link Order your GeoTrust Secure Certificate HERE from the Secure Server Manager Page.

2. Fill out the form with your name, phone number, and email address, and then select the length of the contract (between 1 and 3 years).

3. An email will be sent to the email address specified. Respond to this email approving the SSL certificate request, and agreeing to the QuickSSL Subscriber Agreement.

4. The secure certificate will be sent to you by email.

To Install a QuickSSL Certificate:

1. Click HERE where you are invited to install your certificate, or click the HERE in the third option on the GeoTrust Manager home page.

2. Copy the certificate from the email you received into the text-box.

3. Click Review.

4. Your password and the information you placed in the text-box will be displayed. Click Install to install the certificate on your site. A confirmation page will appear, informing you that your certificate will be installed within 10 minutes.

To Install a non-GeoTrust Certificate

1. Click HERE where you are invited to install a non-Geotrust Certificate.

2. Select your certificate provider from a drop-down menu (options are: Thawte, Verisign, Entrust, OpenSRS, and Comodo).

3. You will be asked to enter your password, and the RSA key and certificate given to you by your certificate authority. Click Review after you have finished entering the information into the text-boxes.

4. A page will display the information you provided. If it is correct, click Install. A confirmation page will appear informing you that your certificate will be installed within 10 minutes.

Updating Certificates
If your certificate is nearing expiration, you can update it through your Control Panel.

To update your certificate:

1. Click the Update Certificate link.

2. Scroll down past the example.

3. Enter the password you used when generating your certificate.

4. Enter your Key and New Certificate in the appropriate boxes.

5. Click Review.

6. The information you just entered will display on a new page. Click Install to install the new certificate.

Dummy Certificates
You may install a dummy certificate (without ordering and paying for it) to explore the functioning of secure certificates on your site. This certificate will not be secure, but in all other ways will act like a regular certificate.

To install a dummy certificate:

1. Click the Generate a Dummy Certificate link near the bottom of the GeoTrust Manager.

2. Enter your password, city, state, country, organization, department, domain name, and administrator's email address.

3. Click Generate Certificate.

4. A page will load with your RSA Key and certificate. Scroll to the bottom and click the Install button.