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=How to create a CSR=
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=Plesk Shared Hosting: Securing Your Sites=
  
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If you want to secure your site you will first need a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) - so how do you create one?
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== Creating CSR ==
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Below are the instructions for our Cloud and Unlimited Hosting customers - if you do not have a Cloud or Unlimited Hosting package with us and will require a CSR please give us a call and we can help you out.  
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SSL certificates secure transfer of sensitive data from visitors to your website, and also verify the site identity. Below you can find two lists of SSL certificates. The first one showing certificates that you use for securing your websites and the other one showing certificates that you purchased.
  
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* From side panel click on "'''Websites and Domains'''".
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[[File:Plesk_tabs_new.png]]
  
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:First log into your account at [http://hosting.xmission.com http://hosting.xmission.com]
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* Click on the domain you wish to use your SSL Certificate on.  
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[[File:Csr-0.png]]
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* Next choose "'''SSL/TLS Certificates'''" under '''Security'''.
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[[File:PleskSSL-1.png|600px]]
  
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* To manage or add a CSR choose ''' Download or remove existing certificates''' - '''Manage''' towards the bottom of the page.
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[[File:PleskSSL-2.png|600px]]
  
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:Next Choose '''Secure your site with SSL Certificate''' you will find this under Websites & Domains
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* Next choose "'''Add SSL Certificate'''".
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[[File:Csr-1.png]]
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[[File:SharedHosting-SSL-02.png|600xpx]]
  
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* Next fill in the form to generate a CSR then click "'''Request'''".
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[[File:SharedHosting-SSL-03.png|600px]]
  
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:From the next page choose the domain you will be adding your SSL Certificate to and then click on manage
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: '''Certificate Name''': This will help you identify this certificate in the repository.
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[[File:Csr-2.png]]
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: '''Country''': This is defaulted to United States.
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: '''State or province''': The state in which your company resides.
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: '''Location(city)''': The city in which your company resides.
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: '''Organization Name''': This can be your company name.
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: '''Organization Department''': Website, IT or variations, should not exceed 64 characters.
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: '''Domain name''': The domain name you are looking to secure, ideally listed as the [https://www.cloudns.net/blog/fqdn-fully-qualified-domain-name/ Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)]. Example: your-domain.com or www.your-domain.com.
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: '''Email''': The website administrator's email address.
  
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:: '''NOTE:''' when ordering an SSL Certificate the validation email must match your domain with the following conditions:
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:: '''admin'''@<domain.tld>
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:: '''administrator'''@<domain.tld>
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:: '''hostmaster'''@<domain.tld>
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:: '''webmaster'''@<domain.tld>
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:: '''postmaster'''@<domain.tld>
  
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:Next click on the '''Add SSL Certificate''' button
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* After you fill out the above form it will generate a '''CSR''' this is what you need to purchase a SSL Certificate.
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[[File:Csr-3.png]]
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* Confirmation that your CSR was created:
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[[File:SharedHosting-SSL-04.png]]
  
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== Viewing your CSR ==
  
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:Finally fill in the required fields
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* Click on the Certificate name to view your CSR.
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[[File:Csr-4.png]]
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[[File:PleskSSL-3.png|600px]]
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::'''Certificate name''' - be sure to add a name for this CSR so you can recognize it later.
 
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::'''State or province''' - the state in which your business is located
 
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::'''Location(city)''' - the city in which your business is located
 
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::'''Domain name''' - this is important if you want your site to use '''www''' then make sure to include this in the domain name field - if your site will not use '''www''' then just put the domain name.
 
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::'''E-mail''' - the email address associated with your domain name
 
  
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* Locate the CSR section on the page, and copy the text that starts with the line -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- and ends with the line -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- to the clipboard.
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[[File:SharedHosting-SSL-06.png|600px]]
  
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Next you will choose Request or Self-Signed
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== Installing SSL Certificate ==
  
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'''Request''' will be used if you plan on purchasing a SSL Certificate from us - we can then use the CSR you just created to create your SSL Certificate - these two pieces of information go hand in hand to create your SSL Certificate and your Private Key.
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If you ordered your SSL Cert with XMission, you will receive an email to approve the creation of the certificate. Once you approve the process, another email will be sent to you with your Certificate.
  
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'''Self-Signed''' will be used if you are not going to purchase a SSL but want your site to be secure - although Self-Signed certificates let you use SSL, they are trusted less, and considered as less secure.
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* An example email should look like:
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[[File:XMission_SSL_Email.png|600px]]
  
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* Log in to your [https://hosting.xmission.com Control Panel].
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* Click on the domain you wish to secure.
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* Choose "'''SSL/TLS Certificates'''" under '''Security'''.
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* Click on '''Download or remove existing certificates - Manage''' towards the bottom of the page.
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* Click on the certificate you created
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* Your Certificate Completed Email should contain a Certificate and Intermediate Chain (CA Chain). You will need to copy the Certificate and Chain from the email you received past it in the provided boxes.
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[[File:SSL_Email_Cert.png|600px]]
  
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:Now you can take this CSR and place your order for an SSL Certificate at [https://store.xmission.com https://store.xmission.com]
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;* Be sure to include the "-----Begin Certificate-----" and "-----End Certificate-----" Be careful of having extras spaces or extra lines when copying them in. They can cause errors messages when you attempt to save.
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[[File:SharedHosting-SSL-07.png|600px]]
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== Assign your SSL Certificate ==
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* Now you need to assign the certificate to your site.
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* From the side menu bar choose "'''Websites and Domains'''".
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* Click on the domain you added the SSL Cert to
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* Choose '''Hosting & DNS''' then choose  "'''Hosting Settings'''".
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[[File:PleskSSL-4.png|600px]]
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* Then check the box for SSL Support and select your certificate.
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[[File:PleskSSL-5.png|600px]]
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* '''Certificate''' - this is where you select the certificate you created.  
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* '''Optional''': Permanent SEO-safe 301 redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. This option makes it so your site can only be viewed on the secured page. If this isn’t selected, customers can still see the non-secure page unless the website is hard coded to perform this same function.
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* Click "'''OK'''" at the bottom.
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After saving the changes, related services for the website will be automatically restarted. Within 1-3 minutes the new SSL certificate should be serving and displaying properly if you refresh the page.
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[[Category:Shared Hosting|Secure Your Sites]]

Latest revision as of 10:27, 8 December 2022

Plesk Shared Hosting: Securing Your Sites

Creating CSR

SSL certificates secure transfer of sensitive data from visitors to your website, and also verify the site identity. Below you can find two lists of SSL certificates. The first one showing certificates that you use for securing your websites and the other one showing certificates that you purchased.

  • From side panel click on "Websites and Domains".

Plesk tabs new.png

  • Click on the domain you wish to use your SSL Certificate on.
  • Next choose "SSL/TLS Certificates" under Security.

PleskSSL-1.png

  • To manage or add a CSR choose Download or remove existing certificates - Manage towards the bottom of the page.

PleskSSL-2.png

  • Next choose "Add SSL Certificate".

SharedHosting-SSL-02.png

  • Next fill in the form to generate a CSR then click "Request".

SharedHosting-SSL-03.png

Certificate Name: This will help you identify this certificate in the repository.
Country: This is defaulted to United States.
State or province: The state in which your company resides.
Location(city): The city in which your company resides.
Organization Name: This can be your company name.
Organization Department: Website, IT or variations, should not exceed 64 characters.
Domain name: The domain name you are looking to secure, ideally listed as the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). Example: your-domain.com or www.your-domain.com.
Email: The website administrator's email address.
NOTE: when ordering an SSL Certificate the validation email must match your domain with the following conditions:
admin@<domain.tld>
administrator@<domain.tld>
hostmaster@<domain.tld>
webmaster@<domain.tld>
postmaster@<domain.tld>
  • After you fill out the above form it will generate a CSR this is what you need to purchase a SSL Certificate.
  • Confirmation that your CSR was created:

SharedHosting-SSL-04.png

Viewing your CSR

  • Click on the Certificate name to view your CSR.

PleskSSL-3.png

  • Locate the CSR section on the page, and copy the text that starts with the line -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- and ends with the line -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- to the clipboard.

SharedHosting-SSL-06.png

Installing SSL Certificate

If you ordered your SSL Cert with XMission, you will receive an email to approve the creation of the certificate. Once you approve the process, another email will be sent to you with your Certificate.

  • An example email should look like:

XMission SSL Email.png

  • Log in to your Control Panel.
  • Click on the domain you wish to secure.
  • Choose "SSL/TLS Certificates" under Security.
  • Click on Download or remove existing certificates - Manage towards the bottom of the page.
  • Click on the certificate you created
  • Your Certificate Completed Email should contain a Certificate and Intermediate Chain (CA Chain). You will need to copy the Certificate and Chain from the email you received past it in the provided boxes.

SSL Email Cert.png

  • Be sure to include the "-----Begin Certificate-----" and "-----End Certificate-----" Be careful of having extras spaces or extra lines when copying them in. They can cause errors messages when you attempt to save.

SharedHosting-SSL-07.png

Assign your SSL Certificate

  • Now you need to assign the certificate to your site.
  • From the side menu bar choose "Websites and Domains".
  • Click on the domain you added the SSL Cert to
  • Choose Hosting & DNS then choose "Hosting Settings".

PleskSSL-4.png

  • Then check the box for SSL Support and select your certificate.

PleskSSL-5.png

  • Certificate - this is where you select the certificate you created.
  • Optional: Permanent SEO-safe 301 redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. This option makes it so your site can only be viewed on the secured page. If this isn’t selected, customers can still see the non-secure page unless the website is hard coded to perform this same function.
  • Click "OK" at the bottom.

After saving the changes, related services for the website will be automatically restarted. Within 1-3 minutes the new SSL certificate should be serving and displaying properly if you refresh the page.


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