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Installation of SSL Certificate on Apache

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The following steps are the general installation procedures of SSL Certificate on Apache, please refer to other technical support document if necessary.

Step 1: Copy the certificate files (.crt) to Apache server

  • Certificate (e.g., star_umac_mo.crt)
  • Intermediate certificate (e.g., DigiCertCA.crt)

Step 2: Copy the .key file generated when creating the CSR to Apache server

Step 3: Modify the Apache configuration file (httpd.conf or ssl.conf)

Modify the <VirtualHost> block for the SSL- enabled site

<VirtualHost [IP_ADDRESS]:443>

DocumentRoot /var/www/html2

ServerName www.yourdomain.com

SSLEngine on

SSLCertificateFile Path to certificate file provided by ICTO (e.g., /etc/ssl/crt/star_umac_mo.crt)

SSLCertificateKeyFile Path to .key file generated when creating the CSR (e.g., /etc/ssl/crt/your_private.key)

SSLCertificateChainFile Path to Intermediate certificate file provided by ICTO (e.g., /etc/ssl/crt/DigiCertCA.crt)

</VirtualHost>

Step 4: Test the configuration

Test the Apache configuration with the following command:

# apachectl configtest

Step 5: Restart Apache server