What Do The Details of a Digital Certificate Mean?

Add to Favorites There is a lot of information that gets added to a digital certificate. The information within these fields under the details of a digital certificate state the parameters from its issuance. Some of these fields are just informational, but sometimes an application can be built around these specific fields. With the standards […]

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How To Import A Certificate Into Mac OS

Add to Favorites Depending on the circumstance you may need to import an SSL or Code Signing Certificate into a Mac system. Typically all Mac OS systems refer to the Mac’s Keychain Access for all things pertaining to digital certificates, unless by a different design on whatever application the you are using. Mac Systems use pfx/p12 […]

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SonicWALL Network Security Appliance (NSA) – CSR Instructions

Add to Favorites SonicWALL Network Security Appliance (NSA) is a unique server system that uses pem files similar to Apache. As far as Apache “Type” systems go, this one is impressively easy to work with. To generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR), a key pair must be created for the server. These two items are a […]

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Troubleshooting: Host headers in Microsoft Server 2008 IIS 7.0 & 7.5

Add to Favorites Depending on your environment you may have the following Issues: Website A is coming up as website B. Unable to assign a certificate due to another website using the same IP or Port. Host Name when binding the certificate is grayed out. Using Host Headers requires that the following conditions are met: […]

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Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) – SSL Guide

Add to Favorites Cisco Wireless Lan Controller (WLC) is a very complex system with unconventional implementation of its keypairs for encryption. CSR creation and certificate installation may vary as your custom environment system may differ. Below are generalized instructions. The utility “Openssl” is used to generate the key and CSR and used to perform conversions. This […]

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CSR Generation Instructions (All Systems)

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. Creation of a CSR also […]

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How To Move An SSL Certificate From Windows Server To Apache.

Add to Favorites Depending on your network you may have to move your SSL/TLS server certificate and its private key from one system to another. This article covers how to move your server certificate, and its private key from IIS that uses a single pfx/p12/pkcs#12 file to Apache that uses separate .pem,.crt, key files. This will require […]

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How to Convert an SSL Server Certificate from Apache to PKCS12/PFX

Add to Favorites Depending on your network you may have to move your SSL/TLS server certificate and its private key from one system to another. This article covers how to move your SSL certificate, its private key, and its intermediate CA from Apache to pfx also known as a pkcs#12 file. This will require a […]

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GeoTrust Site Seal Installation Instructions

Add to Favorites Ready to Install GeoTrust Site Seal? Boost your business with the trust mark that gives customers confidence! With the increase of fraud and identity theft, online visitors have learned to look for trust signs when they transact online. A GeoTrust® Site Seal, available with every GeoTrust Quick SSL Certificate, or GeoTrust certificate product […]

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Microsoft SharePoint 2010 – 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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