Importing a SSL certificate (PFX)

Overview

If a SSL certificate is being migrated from another server, or the CSR used to create the SSL certificate was generated externally, the SSL certificate can be imported as a PFX file.

If possible, have the SSL certificate exported from wherever it currently lives, then use the instructions below to import the PFX. If the .crt and .key files are provided instead, they can be combined to create a PFX for import.

Steps

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 Import panel, click the Import button.

4. On the Import SSL Certificate page, click Choose File under PFX File to Import and select your PFX file.
5. Enter the PFX Password.
6. Click Import.

Verify It Worked

After the PFX is imported, the details of the imported certificate will be displayed, and the certificate appears in the SSL Certificates list on the same page. The SSL certificate can then be bound to the site.

Notes

• The PFX password is the one that was set when the file was exported. Everleap cannot recover it, and without it the file cannot be imported.
• Importing a certificate does not put it into service on its own. You still have to bind it to a domain name. See Binding an SSL certificate.
• If you only have .crt and .key files, combine them into a PFX first. See Create a PFX to Import a SSL Certificate.

Related Articles

• Create a PFX to Import a SSL Certificate
• Binding an SSL certificate
• How to export an Everleap SSL certificate