To install a SSL Web Server Certificate on BEA Weblogic 5.1 follow the instructions below:
Fetch your thawte certificate
1. You will receive an email when your certificate is issued. 2. Go to your Status page: https://www.thawte.com/cgi/server/status.exe 3. Enter your Order number and password 4. Copy and Paste your thawte certificate to Notepad and save as a cert.pem
Copy the Cert.pem to the Weblogic Server Root Directory.
Update WebLogic properties file:
1. Open the "weblogic.properties" file in a text editor. This file is located in the server's root directory
2. Edit the following directives contained within the "weblogic.properies" file, under Server certificates for SSL:
weblogic.system.SSLListenPort=443
weblogic.security.ssl.enable=true
weblogic.security.certificate.server=cert.pem
weblogic.security.key.server=domainname-key.der
3. Stop and start your WebLogic Server.
Note: 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.