To generate a Private Key file for SSL Certificate, one should have a Dedicated IP number. Without a Dedicated IP number the icons in the control panel to generate a Key or Install an SSL Certificate will not show.
1. Log into your control panel
2. Click the SSL MANAGER Icon (or “SSL/TLS Manager”)
3. Click the Private Key’s icon (or “Generate, view, upload or delete your private keys”) Scroll down to Generate a New Key and select the domain you wish to use with the SSL certificate.
4. Please be sure to type (www) in the box preceding the domain name if you want the certificate to be on www.yourdomain.com, because if you’ve configured your store to work with www, you will get errors with the certificate running on the domain without the www.
5. If you want the SSL Certificate to be on a subdomain such as “secure.domain.com” you will first need to create the subdomain in cpanel, and then type the subdomain in the box there when generating the key.
6. After you have selected the domain you wish to use, click on “Generate” to create the public key file.
7. Copy this information to a text file for later use. You can still retrieve the Key file from the server at a later time, in case something happen to the server and the key file is lost, you may need to purchase a new SSL Certificate.
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This post was written by admin on February 26, 2009
