Purchasing and installing a SSL certificate through Everleap

Overview

You can buy an SSL certificate directly through the Everleap Control Panel. The order runs through a four step wizard, then the certificate is validated by email and installed back in the Control Panel.

Renewals

Renewing an SSL certificate is essentially the same as purchasing an SSL certificate for the first time. For a renewal, a Renew link will be found on the SSL Certificates page 30 days before the SSL's expiration date. In the case of renewal, click the Renew link for the applicable certificate.

After validation, a new SSL certificate will be received via email that will be installed through the Everleap Control Panel, then the existing binding will be deleted and the new binding added for the domain.

Step 1: Choose the certificate

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 Buy Certificate panel, click Check Out Options.

4. On Step 1 of 4, choose the desired certificate using the radio button next to it, then click Next.

Wildcard certificates must have a common name that starts with a * subdomain, for example *.YourHostedDomainName.com.

Step 2: Enter the certificate information

• Common Name: The domain name being secured. For example, www.everleap.com. Or *.everleap.com if ordering a Wildcard certificate.
• Organization / Legal Business Name: The legal business name, which should match the legal registrant of the domain name. You can use your individual name and use your DBA (Doing Business As) as the Organization Unit.
• Organization Unit: The branch of your company who is ordering the certificate, such as accounting, marketing, web security, website administrator or IT services.
• City / Locality, State / Province, Country: Where your organization is located.

Step 3: Contact information

The Approver Contact is used for domain validation. As part of the SSL generation process, authentication is required via email. The system automatically sends an email to all of the standard domain validation addresses for your domain, which are derived from the common name:

• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• [email protected]

Make sure at least one of these addresses exists and you can read it before continuing with the order. Without it you cannot approve the certificate.

The Admin Contact is where the issued certificate will be sent. Make sure the address in the Admin Email field is valid.

Step 4: Review and buy

Review the order information, then click Buy Certificate.

Approver email

After the order has been submitted, an email should be received shortly at the approver addresses listed above. Use the link provided to validate and complete the order.

Install the SSL certificate

After approval, an email will be received with a PEM file attached. A PEM file is a text file that can be opened with a text editor like Notepad. Save and open the PEM file, then:

1. Navigate back to the SSL Certificates section of the Everleap Control Panel.
2. Click Manage next to the applicable order.
3. On the SSL Certificate Order page, copy and paste the first certificate from the PEM file into the field provided.

If the order was approved but the certificate has not been received, it can also be resent here. Or open a ticket with the Support Department to have the certificate manually retrieved and installed.

Next step

Once installed, make sure to bind the SSL certificate to the site. See Binding an SSL certificate.

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