How to Generate CSR & Install an SSL Certificate on Plesk 12

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A step-by-step guide to generate CSR & installing SSL on your Plesk 12 Server

Generating CSR Code and Installing an SSL Certificate on Plesk 12 is a fairly straight-forward process—as long as you have a guide.

Fortunately, you’ve found one. Just pay attention, follow the steps in this guide and we’ll have your SSL Certificate installed in no time.

Before we get going though, you’ll need to have your SSL Certificate issued. If you haven’t gotten it issued, it’s no big deal, here’s a quick run-down of what to do for CSR generation.

  1. Log in to your Plesk Panel.
  2. Go to the “Websites & Domains” tab and choose which domain you’d like to secure.
Websites and Domain Plesk 12
  1. Click “Secure your Sites,” there should be a little certificate icon next to the option.
Secure Your Sites - Plesk 12
  1. Click on the “Add SSL Certificate” Button.
Add SSL Certificate - Plesk 12
  1. On the following page, enter your Certificate Name and then fill in the required information (Country, State or Province, Location (City), Organization Name, Organization Department or Division Name, Domain Name and Email).
  2. Click “Request.”
Add SSL - Plesk 12
  1. A new record will be added, this will include your private key and your CSR.
SSL Certificate Added - Plesk 12
  1. Select your CSR and submit it to the CA for SSL Activation.

Now that you have your Certificate issued, you’re ready to install it on your Plesk 12 server.

  1. Log in to your Plesk Panel.
  2. Go to the “Websites and Domains” tab and choose which domain you’d like to secure.
  3. Click on “Secure your Sites.”
Secure Your Sites - Plesk 12
  1. Select the SSL Certificate that was just created when you generated your CSR.
Select SSL - Plesk 12
  1. On the following page, select the “Upload Certificate Files” section. Click the “Browse” button and locate the certificate and CA bundle files on your computer. The file will have the .crt extension, bundle one can be .crt or .ca-bundle. After both files are selected, choose “Send Files.”
Upload SSL Files - Plesk 12

Note: You can also copy and paste the two files into the corresponding boxes under “Upload the Certificates as Text.”

Upload SSL as Text - Plesk 12
  1. Go back to the “Websites and Domains” tab and click “Hosting Settings” beside the Domain you’re securing.
Hosting Setting - Plesk 12
  1. On the following page, in the “Security Section,” select the certificate from the drop-down tab and check “SSL Support.”
SSL Support - Plesk 12
  1. Click the “OK” button at the bottom of the page to save your changes.
SSL Certificate Working - Plesk 12
  1. You can check that the installation was a success at: https://comodosslstore.com/ssltools/ssl-checker.php