Installing the CA Certificate and Configuring the Server

Once you have created and reviewed the certificate, you can safely install it on the server.

The specific details required for each server type varies. See the documentation that is available with either IIS or Apache. However, we can generalize the steps as follows.

Regardless of the server type, the general steps are:

  1. Open your server's administration tool.
    For example, on IIS, open IIS Manager.
  2. Process the pending request to install the certificate using the appropriate mechanism. Browse to the certificate and select the correct *.CRT file.
    For example, if you followed the steps described earlier, you are installing rsa_root.crt, and myserver.crt.
  3. Set the SSL port to 443.
  4. If you require client certificates, ensure you appropriately configure your Web server. In most cases, client certificates are not required, especially if you are using an LDAP provider.
  5. Verify the HTTPS connection in the server by opening a browser and typing https://<servername> in the Address bar.
    An Under Construction message indicates that the certificate has been installed correctly.
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