[Podcast] Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates Demystified

Transcript [intro] Lindsey White: OK. And we’re back with our official cPanel Podcast. My name is Lindsey White, and today we’re going to be interviewing Thomas Donnelly, our system administrator at cPanel. And we’re going to be talking about “Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates Demystified”. And the first question I’d like to ask is, what [...]

Disallow /cpanel, /webmail to be redirected to ssl/tls ports (2083, 2096)

If you are getting certificate errors while you are trying to visit http://domain/cpanel, the most probable reason is that the error is regarding the issuer. That is most people usages self-signed SSL certificates for the services. The error is not a big issue comparing to the benefits of using secured over Non-secured connections.  However, for [...]

How to install SSL certificate

Installing your SSL Web Server Certificate in Plesk is very easy. Simply follow the steps. Download the Primary, Intermediate, and Root certificate files from your DigiCert account. Login to the Plesk Control Panel. Select ‘Domains’ from the left hand menu. Click on the domain name that the certificate is for. Click on the ‘Certificates’ menu [...]

SSL Certificate Installation, Step by Step

First of all one must understand if your website needs an SSL certificate installed. SSL is an abbreviation of Secure Socket Layer. It is used for transfer of data through a secure channel i.e. between computers and the SSL (Secure Socket Layer) logoservers in an encrypted format. A website that involves online transactions, or share [...]

Install SSL certificate on Windows Server 2000 / 2003

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Generate a SSL Certificate and Signing Request

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