Step1: Generating a private key & CSR:
To generate a private key and CSR, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- Open the SSL/TLS tool:
- In the Security section, click SSL/TLS:
- In the Security section, click SSL/TLS:
- Under Private Keys (KEY) section, click Generate, view, upload, or delete your private keys. The Private Keys page appears.
- Under Generate a New Private Key, confirm that the Key Type is set to RSA, 2,048-bit.
- In the Description text box, type a descriptive name for the key, such as SSL certificate private key.
- Click . cPanel generates and displays the private key. You are now ready to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
- Click Return to SSL/TLS.
- Under Certificate Signing Requests (CSR), click Generate, view, or delete SSL certificate signing requests. The SSL Certificate Signing Request page appears.
- Select the description for the private key you created in step 6 under Generate a New Certificate Signing Request (CSR) in the Key list box.
- In the Domains text box, type the domain that you want to secure with the certificate.
- Complete the remaining fields for the CSR.
- To create the CSR, click . cPanel generates and displays the CSR.
- Submit a copy of the CSR text to the outside SSL provider. You are ready to enable SSL for your website after you obtain the SSL certificate from the provider.
Step 2: Installing a private key:
To install a private key, follow these steps:
- Log in to cPanel.
- Open the SSL/TLS tool:
- In the Security section, click SSL/TLS:
- In the Security section, click SSL/TLS:
- Under Private Keys (KEY), click Generate, view, upload, or delete your private keys. The Private Keys page appears.
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Under Upload a New Private Key, upload the key using one of the following methods:
- Paste the key text in the Paste the key into the following text box text box, type a description in the Description text box, and then click .
- Alternatively, click , select the .key file on your computer, type a description in the Description text box, and then click .
- Click Go Back.
- Click Return to SSL/TLS.
- You are now ready to install the certificate and enable SSL for your web site. Go to the Install the certificate and Activate SSL procedure below.
Step 3: Installing the private key & Activate SSL
You should now have a third-party provider's certificate installed in addition to a private key. (A CA bundle is an optional addition.) If so, your website can now activate SSL by installing the certificate. If you have a multi-domain SSL certificate, you must install the certificate for each domain you want to secure by following the steps below.
To do this, follow these steps:
- On the SSL/TLS page, under Certificates (CRT), click Generate, view, upload, or delete SSL certificates. The Certificates page appears.
- Under Upload a New Certificate, upload the certificate using one of the following methods:
- Paste the certificate text in the Paste the certificate into the following text box text box, type a description in the Description text box, and then click .
- Alternatively, click , select the .crt file on your computer, type a description in the Description text box, and then click .
- Click Go Back, and then click Return to SSL/TLS.
- Under Install and Manage SSL for your site (HTTPS), click Manage SSL sites.
- Under Install an SSL Website, click , select the certificate you want to use, and then click . cPanel fills in the Certificate (CRT) and Private Key (KEY) fields automatically.
- In the Domain list box, select the domain you want to secure with the certificate.
- If a CA (Certificate Authority) bundle is required for your SSL certificate, paste it under Certificate Authority Bundle (CABUNDLE). If not, leave this field empty.
- Click . cPanel installs the certificate on the server and enables SSL. When the process is complete, you receive an SSL Host Successfully Installed message.
- Click . Using the https:// prefix in a web browser, you can now safely access the specified domain.
