Topic: Help needed installing an SSL certificate on SME 6.01

[nfraser]

Hi

I've been using SME for several years as an intranet server but have just set one up as a internet server. Part of the plan was to offer online sales but I'm having trouble with the SSL certificate.

I've created a certificate request, sent it to the SSL supplier and received my certificate back. Placing the SSL certificate in /home/e-smith/ssl.key/ as explained in Craig Genner's HOW-TO and restarted the HTTP demon. However secure connections (https://) still use the 'old' self-signed SME generated certificate.

How do I get the server to use the new one for secure connections?

TIA

[gbaird]

Make sure you have removed the old cert from your browser cache

In Mozilla or Firefox go to preferences then securuty and remove the old accepeted cert

[nfraser]

Just gave it a try and it didn't help.

Some more information might be useful: The server name is "server" and the domain name is "cldirect.co.uk". The self signed certificate was therefore for server.cldirect.co.uk.

My new certificate from the CA is for www.cldirect.co.uk

How do I get Apache to use this certificate or should I rename the server "www". "www" is an alis of this server as per every default installation I have performed.

Have I configured something incorrectly?

[nfraser]

Sorry - I've just realised I forgot to say "Thanks!" to gbaird for his suggestion.

[Mumm-Ra]

yup, just rename the cert to server.cldirect.co.uk.crt and your key to server.cldirect.co.uk.key.

Should then work fine.  Make sure though that the permission of your cert & key match the originals.

My cert is for mail.<mydomain> but my server is called ...mummra

[charlien]

If you do a search in these forums you will find a very detailed howto. I did it a year ago and it worked fine. Don't remember what I did so I'm afraid I'm not much help except to encourage you to keep looking.

[mrjhb3]

If you do a search in these forums you will find a very detailed howto. I did it a year ago and it worked fine. Don't remember what I did so I'm afraid I'm not much help except to encourage you to keep looking.

Here is a link on chaloner site:

http://www.chaloner.ca/article.php?story=20020922181652718

JB