Clearing Confusion – TLS & SSL certificates are the same thing.

Add to Favorites The term SSL certificate has been used for the purposes of marketing since the creation of the digital certificates.  SSL just like TLS are actually protocols that utilize a digital certificates keypair. A digital certificate keypair by itself  is  nothing more than a place holder of 2048 bits or greater and is needed […]

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Microsoft Office 365 – SSL Installation

Add to Favorites Like the majority of server systems you will install your SSL certificate on the same server where your Certificate Signing Request (CSR) was created. This is because your private key will always be left on the server system where the CSR was originally created. With Microsoft systems the private key is hidden […]

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Microsoft Office 365 – CSR Instructions

Add to Favorites To generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) for Office 365 you will need to create a key pair for your server the public key and private key. These two items are a digital certificate key pair and cannot be separated. On Windows type systems PFX/PKCS12 requests are made, and are stored on […]

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What is a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)?

Add to Favorites A Certificate Signing Request or CSR is a specially formatted underdeveloped public key that is used for enrollment of an SSL Certificate. The information on this CSR is important for a Certificate Authority (CA). It is needed to validate the information required to issue a SSL Certificate. The public key (CSR) is […]

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SSL Support

Add to Favorites Your first stop in SSL support shouldn’t be going to the certificate authority or the server vender. SSL Support Desk strives to address the in depth questions that people, server administrators, business representatives and even students may have regarding SSL certificates, key pair creation, Encryption, Malware Vulnerability scanning, etc. SSL Support Desk which […]

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SSL Certificate Support

Add to Favorites Your first stop in SSL Certificate Support shouldn’t be going to the certificate authority or the server vender. This site strives to address the questions that people, server administrators, business representatives and even students may have regarding SSL certificates, key pair creation and industry standards. SSL Support Desk wont have you jumping […]

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Microsoft Forefront TMG Server – SSL Guide

Add to Favorites Microsoft Forefront TMG Server system does not include an easy GUI method to create a CSR. The following guide includes typical recommendations for you to successfully enroll and implement an SSL certificate pfx file needed for your AD LDAP. Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012. Forefront uses […]

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Microsoft Active Directory LDAP – SSL Guide

Add to Favorites Microsoft Active Directory (AD) Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server system does not include an easy GUI method to create a CSR. The following guide includes typical recommendations for you to successfully enroll and implement an SSL certificate pfx file needed for your AD LDAP. Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, […]

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Java Keytool Commands

Add to Favorites Keytool is a tool used by Java systems to configure and manipulate Keystores. The following are a list of  commands that allow you to generate a new Java  keystore file, create a CSR, import certificates, convert, and check keystores. The Italic parts in the conversions below are examples of you own files, or […]

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OpenSSL Commands

Add to Favorites OpenSSL is used for many things other than running encryption on a website. It is also used for the generation of CSR keypairs, and more importantly within this article converting. The Italic parts in the conversions below are examples of you own files, or your own unique naming conventions adapt these Italic name […]

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