Note that you must enter accurate information as most certification authorities will verify them before issuing the signed certificate. Next fill the listed fields with your information. In the displayed dialog, choose a private key that the certificate will be based on. To obtain a certificate signed by a certification authority, press Generate in front of Certificate Signing Request.
Note that a private key stored in a file using the PEM encoding can be opened with any text editor and its contents copied then pasted in Key Contents to import it. Set Action to Import and copy the private key text contents in the Key Contents text area. In the displayed dialog, choose a distinctive name for the key and enter it in the Name field. If you already have a private key and want to use it in Abyss Web Server, press Add in the Private Keys table. Private key generation dialog Importing a private key It can take from a second to a minute depending on your computer speed and the type of the key you have chosen.įigure 4-8.
When you press OK, the private key generation starts. Set Action to Generate and select the key type using the dropdown menu Type. To create a new private key, press Add in the Private Keys table. When you receive the signed certificate, all you have to do is to enter it in Abyss Web Server console to start using it. Note that only the CSR has to be sent to the certification authority the private key used to generate it should never be sent to them. Once the CSR generated, you will have to send it to a certification authority which will do the necessary to check your information and to generate a signed certificate. A CSR is generated by choosing a private key and by entering your information. To sign a certificate by a certification authority, you have to create a CSR (Certificate Signing Request). A certificate that is not signed by a certification authority will work but the visitors' browsers will always display a warning message and invite them to confirm that they trust your self-signed certificate. If you intend to host a business site or a site where sensitive data is expected to be gathered or displayed, we strongly recommend that the certificate is signed by an independent certification authority which will check the holder information.
A certificate contains information about the certificate holder. SSL/TLS requires also that the server makes its real identity available to the client by sending a certificate as soon as a connection is established between both of them. A private key should never be disclosed to a thrid party as it is used to cipher (i.e. To secure one of your hosts or the console with SSL/TLS, you first need to generate a private key. SSL/TLS helps prevent communication spying and data sniffing. It is used to securely transfer HTTP requests and responses on the network. SSL/TLS is a suite of communication protocols which encrypt data exchanged between a server and a client.
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