GeoTrust will email you your certificate. If the certificate is an attachment (Cert.cer), you can use the file. If the certificate is in the body of the email, copy and paste it into a text file (such as OriginalCert.txt) using vi or Notepad. Do not use Microsoft Word or other word processing programs that may add characters. Confirm that there are no extra lines or spaces in the file. If necessary, move the file to the server machine.
- To follow the naming convention for IBM HTTP Server 1.3, rename the certificate filename with the .crt extension. For example: cert.crt
- Copy your Certificate into the directory that you will be using to hold your certificates. For example: /usr/local/ssl/crt/.
Configure the Server
In order to use the key pair, you will need to update the httpd.conf file.
Add the following SSL directives in the Virtual Host settings for your site, in the httpd.conf file:
SSLCertificateFile /usr/local/ssl/crt/cert.crt SSLCertificateKeyFile /usr/local/ssl/private/GeoTrust.key The first directive tells the IBM HTTP Server how to find the Certificate File, the second one where the private key is located, and the third line the location of the intermediate certificate.
If you are using a different location or certificate file name than the example above (which most likely you are) you will need to change the path and/or filenames.
Save your httpd.conf file and restart the IBM HTTP Server. You can most likely do so by using the apachectl script:
apachectl stop
apachectl startssl
You should now be set to start using your GeoTrust certificate with your IBM HTTP Server. |