Steps to Install an SSL Certificate on Mac OS X Server

Pre-Installation Steps:

• Buy an SSL Certificate• Generate a CSR• A Certificate Authority Verifies Your Details• CA issues an SSL Certificate & sends SSL Certificate in a .zip file

After finish Pre-Installation steps, follow our Step By Step Guide about SSL Certificate Installation on a Mac OS X Server.

Step 1: Download Your SSL Certificate Files

• When your SSL Certificate order received via email, store the yourdomainname.zip file in your server, and extract these two files “yourdomianname.crt” & “certificateauthority.crt” on a same folder.

Step: 2• Next step is to double click on certificateauthority.crt file and

choose to import option from Add Certificate window. In Keychain, Select System option from drop down menu and click on Add button.

• Note: For further installation process, you need to login with administration’s password.

Step 3

• Now open Mac OS X Server Admin and click on Certificates from the menu. Click on Setting Gear icon and in drop down menu select “Add Signed or Renewed Certificate from Certificate Authority”.

Step: 3 (Image)

Step:4

• Once you select that option, it will display the information of existing or new certificate. When you select “Add Signed or Renewed Certificate from Certificate Authority” option, just Drag “yourdomainname.crt” file into pop-up window.

Step:5• Once you finish drag and drop process, click on “OK” button.

Allocate SSL Certificate for Services

For Mail Services: • Click on Mail option which is available at left window panel.• Open Setting option and select Security option under Advanced• Now, allocate installed SSL certificate to IMAP or SMTP Services.

Allocate SSL Certificate for ServicesFor Web Services: • First open Web and select Sites• Select website which you wish to secure with certificate• Tick the Checkbox to Enable Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) under

Security Tab Option & select the certificate.• Alert Dialog appears “Do you want to restart Web now?”• Click on Restart & Restart your web server

Now Your SSL Certificate has successfully installed on Mac OS X Server.

Important Resources

• SSL Certificate Installation Checker• Apple Mac OS X Server Support• Quick CSR Generation• Install SSL Certificates on OS X Lion 10.7 server

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