Firstly when your issuance email arrives it will contain your web server certificate. Copy your web server certificate into a text editor such as notepad including the header and footer. You should then have a text file that looks like:
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
[encoded data]
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
Make sure you have 5 dashes to either side of the BEGIN CERTIFICATE and END CERTIFICATE and that no white space, extra line breaks or additional characters have been inadvertently added. Save the certificate as yourdomain.txt.
Installing your Web Server Certificate Enter the Server Certificate Administration application.
- Open Server Certificate Administration, the database you set up for your web server.
- Select Install Certificate Into Key Ring.
- Install your new server certificate by selected yourdomain.txt.
Configuring your SSL Enter the Server Certificate Admin application and double-click on your server name.
- Select the Ports tab
- Select the Internet Ports tab
- Select the Edit Server at the upper left corner
- Enter the SSL parameters for your server.
- Verify the path to your keyfile in the SSL key file name field.
- Click Save and Close at the upper left corner.
- Close the Lotus Notes client window.
- Stop and restart your server. The message HTTP web server started will appear.
Test your certificate by using a browser to connect to your server. Use the https protocol directive (e.g. https://your server/) to indicate you wish to use secure HTTP. The padlock icon on your browser will be displayed in the locked position if your certificates are installed correctly and the server is properly configured for SSL.