jmscoma Posted April 12, 2008 Posted April 12, 2008 I am as newby as they come!!!!! I have purchased a Rapid ssl. Where do I get private key, It tells me to upload open ssl to server. Does that mean cpanel or what. As I said I need someone with a clue to send me down the path of enlightenment.
MJP Posted April 12, 2008 Posted April 12, 2008 I am as newby as they come!!!!! I have purchased a Rapid ssl. Where do I get private key, It tells me to upload open ssl to server. Does that mean cpanel or what. As I said I need someone with a clue to send me down the path of enlightenment. a quick search finds: Install SSL
BryceJr Posted April 12, 2008 Posted April 12, 2008 If you already have a ssl certificate from RapidSSL, why do you need a private key? I'm not sure what you'r trying to accomplish but you can generate your own private key on your computer. 1. Download openssl here -> http://www.slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html AND install it. Make sure you remember where you install because you'll refer to the location later on. 2. Assuming you're on windows machine start--run--cmd >>Enter -- you'll get a command (dos) prompt 3. Now, this is the part where you need to know the location of openssl. Assuming it is installed in c:\openssl, type this on the command prompt c:\openssl\bin\openssl genrsa -out name_of_your_private_key.pem 1024 *Note: Choose a name that's relevant to you or your site such as my-name-of-webstore-prv-key.pem 4. You have just generated your private key. Your private key is inside the file "name_of_your_private_key.pem". 5. Navigate through the openssl folders and find your private key. It should be in openssl\bin folder.
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