Replacing the SSL Certificate
You can replace the current certificate with an existing certificate or generate a new, self-signed certificate.
To replace the SSL certificate
1. Go to Administration > System Settings: General, then select the Web Server Settings tab.
2. Under the Certificate heading, click Replace.
3. The Specify Certificate window opens. Select to add an existing certificate or to generate a new one.
4. To import an existing certificate, supply the following information:
– In the Certificate text box—paste the PEM-formatted certificate and private key.
– In the Passphrase text box—enter the passphrase used to create an encrypted private key.
Note: the passphrase is only used to decrypt the key, it is not stored.
– Click Save to replace the existing certificate with the imported certificate or Revert to discard the information just entered.
5. To generate a new, self-signed certificate supply the following information:
– Common name
– Organization name
– Organization unit name
– Locality
– State
– Country code
– Email
– Click Save to generate a new certificate that replaces the existing certificate or Revert to discard the information just entered.
It is important to make sure that the hostname and domain name are properly configured before generating the new certificate, as the new certificate contains hostname.domainname as the Common Name record. The hostname and domain name are specified on the Administration > System Settings: Host Settings web UI page. See
Hostname and DNS Servers for more information. The certificate details for each certificate show the Common Name record and other records encoded into the certificate.