SSL Certificate Installation Instructions

Netscape Enterprise 3.51

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.

  1. Start Netscape Enterprise/Suitespot Server Administration page.
  2. Log in as the web server administrator.
  3. Select Key and Certificates at the Server Administration page.
  4. Click Install Certificate on the left side menu frame.
  5. Select Trusted Certificate Authority (CA)
  6. Enter certificate name as "GeoTrust CA"
  7. Open the GeoTrust Trusted Root CA page and download the trusted root certificate http://www.geotrust.com/resources/root_certificates/index.htm. Select Message Text with headers. Select Add Trusted CA Certificate.
  8. Now click Install Certificate on the left side menu frame.
  9. Select This Server under the Certificate for section.
  10. Leave the certificate name field blank.
  11. Select Message Text with headers.
  12. Cut and paste the contents of your Web Server Certificate sent via email into this message box.
  13. Include the headers and footers of the certificate; beginning with -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- and including -----END CERTIFICATE----- .
  14. Click Add Certificate to install this certificate into the database.
  15. Click OK on the popup windows.

Configuring the Server

  1. Click Server Administration located at the top right of the navigation box. The system returns to the server administration main menu.
  2. Click the button that indicates your server name.
  3. Click View Server Settings on the menu list.
    Setting Security and encryption
  4. Check your Security settings. If it is off, click on Security. The Encryption On/Off page is displayed.
  5. Click Encryption On. Make sure the alias is associated with this certificate. Click OK.
  6. Click on Save and Apply.
  7. Type the password you used when you generated the key pair in the popup window.
  8. Press Return and the secure server will start running.

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.