How to Install SSL Certificate on Plesk Control Panel
Hi All,
Today we are going to know how to install SSL certificate on Plesk control panel.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a technology behind establishing an encrypted connection between a web server (host) and a web browser (client). This connection between the two makes sure that all the data passed between them remain private and intrinsic. SSL is an industry standard and is used by millions of websites to protect their online transactions with their customers. If you have ever visited a website using the https:// in the address bar you were creating a secure connection via SSL. If you have an eshop or sell items via your website, SSL helps in establishing trust with your customers.
How to Install SSL on Plesk :
Step1 ) Login to your Plesk Panel
Step 2) Click Show more option, It will list all the available options then Click SSL/TLS Certificates.
Steps 3) Now you can see the SSL window, Click Add SSL/TLS Certificate to navigate into SSL Panel.
Step 4) Use this form to generate a request for a certificate, to buy a certificate from your provider, or to generate a self-signed certificate.
A request is a CSR file that contains the information about your domain that you specified in the form. You can submit the request to a certification authority for issuing a certificate for you. You will then upload it using one of the upload forms below.
A self-signed certificate is an identity certificate signed by its own creator. If you use such a certificate, it means that you yourself verify your sites’ identity. Although self-signed certificates allow the usage of SSL/TLS, they are trusted less, and considered as less secure.
After filling the form, Click Request button to generate CSR.
Step 5) Now you need to generate SSL certificate from your provider. Steps are depends upon the SSL provider.
But basic thing, you have paste the generated CSR to provider along with Details. Then you have authorize domain ownership. Different authorization techniques followed by provider i.e Https based verification, email based verification etc. After verifying only you will get SSL from your provider.
Step 6) If you store the certificate in the form of the *.key and the *.crt files, scroll down to the Upload the certificate files section and upload the files. If both the certificate and the private key parts of your certificate are contained in a *.pem file, just upload it twice, both as the private key and the certificate. Click Upload Certificate when you have finished.
If you store the certificate as text, scroll down to the Upload the certificate as text section and paste the certificate and the private key parts into the corresponding fields. Click Upload Certificate when you have finished.
Step 7 ) After adding an SSL/TLS certificate to a domain, you need to enable SSL/TLS support and select that certificate in the website hosting settings: Websites & Domains > Hosting Settings of this domain > Security.
That’s all. Now You have secured your website successfully 🙂