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Upload a certificate

Read this if you want to upload your existing SSL certificate over to Pressidium.

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You can upload one or more existing SSL certificates via the Dashboard and associate them with websites whose domains are covered by the certificate. Wildcard certificates (*.example.com) and SAN / multi-domain certificates are supported.

SSL Certificate management capability is restricted to Team Owners and Team Admins.

Using the Pressidium Dashboard

  1. Select SSL Certificates from the top navigation bar.

  2. Click on Import SSL Certificate.

You will need to provide the following information in text format:

  1. Name, a unique identifier for the certificate.

  2. Private key,  the private SSL key.

  3. Certificate,  the certificate generated by your Certificate Provider.

  4. Certificate Authority (CA) Bundle, the intermediate certificate bundle provided by your Certificate Provider. Note: If you don't have an intermediate certificate bundle, re-input the Certificate contents.

Important: Before copy/pasting any data into the fields, make sure that the Private Key, the Certificate and the Certificate Authority (CA) bundle are in PEM format .

The certificate must start with -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- e.g.

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
xxx x xxxxx x xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<certificate body>
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

The private key must start with -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY----- e.g.

-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
...
xxx x xxxxx x xxxxxxxxxxxxx
<private key body>
...
-----END PRIVATE KEY-----

The Certificate Authority Bundle can include one or more certificates in a chain. e.g.

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
(Your Server's Certificate)
...
-----END CERTIFICATE----- 
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
(Intermediate CA Certificate 1)
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Learn more about Certificate Authority Bundles.

Click Import to import and save the certificate.

To use / install the newly imported certificate to a website:

  1. Select the Websites menu option from the Dashboard sidebar.

  2. Go to your website's overview by clicking the website name. Tip: You can also use the S keyboard shortcut to display the quick search dialog and navigate to your website, searching by name.

  3. Navigate to the Domains page by clicking the link on the navigation bar.

  4. Locate the domain associated with the certificate and click Configure -> Change Behavior.

  5. Select Yes for Enable HTTPS (if not already selected).

  6. Select Custom from 3rd party provider for Select type of SSL Certificate.

  7. Using the drop-down selection box select the certificate you recently imported.

  8. Click Confirm to save the changes. A background job will be initiated to install and configure the certificate on the website.

Notes & Considerations

  • The certificate Common Name (CN) must match the domain name. In the case of a single-name certificate, the common name should be valid for and include both www and the non-www hostname (e.g. example.com, www.example.com).

  • Only RSA type private keys are supported at the moment. Trying to upload a certificate with an unsupported type (e.g. ECDSA) will result in a Unsupported key type error.

  • Encrypted private keys are not supported.

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