Configuring and installing your RapidSSL Certificate (Plesk - LightSpeed Hosting)

 

Step 1. Generate a Certificate Signing Request for your domain


Login to Plesk using the Plesk - One Click Login)
Under your domain settings, in section Security select SSL/TLS

Click on Add SSL/TLS Certificate
Enter a certificate name: yourdomain2021 (any name, it's just for identification purposes)
Bits: select "2048" from the dropdown
Enter Certificate details (Country, State/Province, Location, Company, Domain & Email Address)
Click on the Request button to generate the CSR


Copy CSR
Click on the Certificate name from list of certificates
Scroll down to the CSR and copy the full contents of the box

 


Step 2 Configuring the Rapid SSL Certificate
In your ID account, select Services >> My Services, then click on the LiteSpeed Hosting subscription (or the Rapid SSL Cert subscription if shown separately).
Click on the  Configure Now button
  Web Server type: Select "Apache +ModSSL"
  CSR: Paste in CSR     IMPORTANT - there should be no spaces before the  --- Begin Certificate Request ---- or after the  ----- End Certificate  Request ----- tags
  Administrative Contact ( Complete all fields )
 Click to Continue


SSL Validation 

In order for your SSL Cert to be created, DigiCert (the Certification Authority) must check your control over the domain.We recommend where possible selecting the DNS validation option.  You will be asked to add a TXT record in the DNS records for the domain to validate your control of the domain.The unique DNS TXT record will be displayed after selecting this method of validation.
The record should be added in the DNS records (Domains > Manage DNS > Edit Zone icon) with the following values..

Add New Record

  • Name: _dnsauth
  • Type: TXT
  • TTL: 3600
  • RDATA:  <the unique code provided>

Add Record

 

Allow up to an hour for the new record to be validated and the SSL Certificate issued

The SSL Certificate & CA Certificate will be sent to the admin email address you set on setup, or you can retrieve your SSL Certificate using the Retrieve Certificate link in your account

You can download the DigiCert CA Certificate from the following URL

Download CA Certificate


Step 3 Installing Your SSL Certificate

In your Plesk control panel, under your domain, select SSL/TLS
Click on your Certificate name

  Certificate:(.crt)  Copy & past the SSL Certificate into the .CRT box provided ( ensure that there are no spaces before the  --- Begin Certificate ---- or after the  ----- End Certificate ----- tags )

  CA certificate (*-ca.crt)   Copy & past the CA Certificate into the *-ca.crt box provided ( ensure that there are no spaces before the  --- Begin Certificate ---- or after the  ----- End Certificate ----- tags )
Click on the Upload Certificate button

The Certificate page should now show all 4 fields populated (CSR, Private Key, Certificate and CA Certificate)


Step 4 Assign the SSL to your website

In Plesk, select Websites & Domains
under your domain , select the Hosting & DNS tab
Select Hosting Settings
 under Security section,
   tick box : SSL/TLS Support
   tick box: Permanent SEO-safe 301 redirect from HTTP to HTTPS
 Certificate: select your certificate from the dropdown menu

Click on Apply 

Click on OK to return to dashboard

 

Your website site should now be covered by the certificate and be accessible securely over https.

 

 

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