Creating a CSR and installing a SSL Certificate not being purchased through Everleap

Overview

If you are buying your SSL certificate from an outside vendor rather than through Everleap, you generate the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) here, buy the certificate with it, then bring the issued certificate back to the Control Panel to install.

Step 1: Generate the CSR

1. Log in to the Everleap Control Panel at cp.everleap.com.
2. From the top menu click Services, then SSL Certificates.
3. In the Create CSR panel, click the Create CSR button.

CSR fields

• Common Name: The domain name being secured. For example, www.everleap.com. Or *.everleap.com if ordering a Wildcard certificate.
• Organization / Name: The legal name of your organization.
• Organization Unit: The department in the organization handling the SSL certificate.
• City / Locality, State / Province, Country: Where your organization is located.

4. After filling out the fields, click the Submit CSR Information button.

The Control Panel confirms CSR successfully created and displays the CSR in a text box, ready to copy and provide to the certificate authority where the SSL certificate is being purchased.

Step 2: Buy the certificate

Give the CSR to your chosen certificate authority and complete their purchase and validation process. They will send you the issued certificate, usually by email.

Step 3: Download the CSR again, or install the certificate

If the CSR was previously generated and needs to be obtained again at a later time, or the SSL certificate has been received and needs to be installed:

1. Log in to the Everleap Control Panel.
2. From the top menu click Services, then SSL Certificates.
3. Click Manage next to the applicable CSR. While a request is still waiting for its certificate it shows a status of Requested.

On the SSL Certificate Request page:

• Click Download CSR for a text file containing the CSR.
• If the SSL certificate has been received, copy and paste it into the empty Install Certificate field, then click the Install Certificate button below it.

Verify It Worked

Once installed, the certificate appears in the SSL Certificates list with its Issued By and Expiration Date filled in, rather than showing as Requested.

Next step

Installing the certificate does not put it into service. You still have to bind it to your domain name. See Binding an SSL certificate.

Related Articles

• Elements of a CSR
• Binding an SSL certificate
• Purchasing and installing a SSL certificate through Everleap
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