When SSL certificate is purchased from a web host, its activation is taken care of by the web host. The administrator of the website can also activate the SSL through Web Host Manager (WHM) or cPanel. In the WHM dashboard select the SSL/TLS option and choose "Generate SSL Certificate and Signing Request". Next, generate your Private Key and fill out the form for Certificate Signing Request (CSR). Ensure that you enter your domain name in the box asking for "Host to make cert for". You will need to send this CSR to your CA in order to purchase a certificate. See https://support.comodo.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/List/Index/19/csr-generation/ for help to generate a CSR using various webserver types.Comodo offers detailed guides for installing certificates on various webservers too. See SSL Certificate Installation on Different Web Servers for a full list. The guides provides installation instructions for different software types such as Apache, Apache on Cobalt, BEA, C2Net Stronghold, Ensim, F5, Hsphere, IBM, Microsoft, Netscape / Sun, Novell, Plesk, SSL Accelerator, Website Pro, and Zeus.
SSL Certificate Installation on Different Web Servers
The final part of your Instant SSL application is the installation of your certificate. Installation of your Instant SSL Certificate will differ greatly dependent on your web server software. Select your web server software from the list after reading the following general points:
General Points to remember:
When you are emailed your Instant SSL certificate, two other certificates will also be attached to the email. Should they be required, you may download these certificates individually or collectively as a bundled file below. To download these files right click on the file name and select 'Save Target As'.
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