Technical Information
It says how to install the issued SSL Certificate on Ubuntu Linux. It requires ‘openssl’ package to convert the certificate from PFX to PEM format. Then one needs to copy the PEM file to /etc/ssl/certs directory.
If you asked for the Intranet SSL without CSR, you would have received server.pfx file on email.
1. Copy the server.pfx file to the Ubuntu machine
2. Ensure that openssl package is installed on Ubuntu
3. Run the following command:
sudo openssl pkcs12 -in server.pfx -passin pass:inetssl2 -out serverpfx.pem -nodes
This will create a serverpfx.pem file, which contains the issued certificate, two CA certificates and the private key.
4. Move the serverpfx.pem file to /etc/ssl/certs/
5. Update the permissions:
sudo chmod 644 /etc/ssl/certs/serverpfx.pem
6. Restart the Apache service:
sudo service apache2 restart
In case, you wish us to make the serverpfx.pem file, write back to us on support@intranetssl.net
We issue SecureNT Intranet SSL certificate in PEM format with .cer extension. The DER format is the binary form of the certificate.
We issue SecureNT Intranet SSL certificate in PEM format with .cer extension.
The PEM format is the most common format used for certificates. Extensions used for PEM certificates are cer, crt, and pem. They are Base64 encoded ASCII files.
PEM formatted certificates contain the “Begin Certificate/End Certificate” statements.
The DER format is the binary form of the certificate. DER formatted certificates do not contain the “BEGIN CERTIFICATE/END CERTIFICATE” statements.
DER formatted certificates most often use the ‘.der’ extension. Root Certificates on Resource page are in DER format.
In case, you want them in PEM format send Email to support@intranetssl.net
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Installation FAQ
It says how to install the issued SSL Certificate on Ubuntu Linux. It requires ‘openssl’ package to convert the certificate from PFX to PEM format. Then one needs to copy the PEM file to /etc/ssl/certs directory.
If you asked for the Intranet SSL without CSR, you would have received server.pfx file on email.
1. Copy the server.pfx file to the Ubuntu machine
2. Ensure that openssl package is installed on Ubuntu
3. Run the following command:
sudo openssl pkcs12 -in server.pfx -passin pass:inetssl2 -out serverpfx.pem -nodes
This will create a serverpfx.pem file, which contains the issued certificate, two CA certificates and the private key.
4. Move the serverpfx.pem file to /etc/ssl/certs/
5. Update the permissions:
sudo chmod 644 /etc/ssl/certs/serverpfx.pem
6. Restart the Apache service:
sudo service apache2 restart
In case, you wish us to make the serverpfx.pem file, write back to us on support@intranetssl.net
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