Geotrust will email you your certificate. If the certificate is an attachment (Cert.cer), you can use the file.
If the certificate is in the body of the email, copy and paste it into a text file (such as OriginalCert.txt) using vi or Notepad. Do not use Microsoft Word or other word processing programs that may add characters. Confirm that there are no extra lines or spaces in the file. If necessary, move the file to the server machine.
- Select the This Server option.
- Enter the key pair file password.
- Enter a Certificate Name. For example: Geotrust SSL Certificate
- Select Message text (with headers).
- Paste the Certificate text into the box and click OK.
- Click Add Server Certificate.
- You see a warning that changes require a shutdown.
- Click OK.
- You see a message confirming that your certificate has been added. Click OK.
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