28 Configuring Your Control Panel
6 Register or log in to an existing MyPlesk.com account and you will be
taken step by step through the certificate purchase procedure.
7 Choose the type of certificate that you wish to purchase.
8 Click Proceed to Buy and order the certificate. In the Approver E-Mail
drop-down box, please select the correct Approver e-mail.
The approver e-mail is an e-mail address that can confirm that certificate for
specific domain name was requested by an authorized person.
9 Once your certificate request is processed, you will be sent a
confirmation e-mail. After you confirm, the certificate will be sent to
your e-mail.
10 When you receive your SSL certificate, save it on your local machine
or network.
11 Return to the SSL Certificates repository (Server > Certificates).
12 Click Browse in the middle of the page and navigate to the location of
the saved certificate. Select it, and then click Send File. This will upload
the certificate to the repository.
13 Select the check box corresponding to the certificate you just added,
and click Secure control panel.
To secure your control panel with an SSL certificate from other certificate authorities:
1 Go to Server > Certificates. A list of SSL certificates that you have in
your repository will be displayed.
2 Click Add New Certificate.
3 Specify the certificate properties:
Certificate name. This will help you identify this certificate in the repository.
Encryption level. Choose the encryption level of your SSL certificate. We
recommend that you choose a value more than 1024 bit.
Specify your location and organization name. The values you enter should not
exceed the length of 64 symbols.
Specify the host name for which you wish to purchase an SSL certificate. For
example: your-domain.com
Enter your e-mail address.
4 Make sure that all the provided information is correct and accurate, as
it will be used to generate your private key.
5 Click Request. Your private key and certificate signing request will be
generated and stored in the repository.
6 In the list of certificates, click the name of the certificate you need. A
page showing the certificate properties opens.
7 Locate the CSR section on the page, and copy the text that starts with
the line -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- and ends with the line -----END
CERTIFICATE REQUEST----- to the clipboard.
