Easy Secure Hosting Setup
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Starting March 27, 2009 we will be providing our own SSL certificates, these certificates will be signed by DreamHost SSL and will offer the following benefits:
- Domain validated certificate (single)
- 1024 bit Industry Standard SSL Certificate
- Trusted by all popular Browsers
- 99.3% Browser Compatibility
- 128/256 bit encryption
- Support (via e-mail & web)
In this wiki we will show you the how easy it is to setup a secure site. If you have any questions regarding this process please Contact Support.
01. To begin just login to your account and go to Domains > Manage Domains, page then you will want to click on "Edit" under the Secure Hosting column to the right of the domain name you want to add this to.
02. You will then select the secure domain options you want, the majority of sites will want to just copy what is setup on their non-secure site so checking the box that says "Mirror non-secure settings" is most likely what you will need to do unless you know you need to change this settings. You will also want to indicate if you want your site to use the www. or non www. url, this is personal preference so just choose which ever you like.
03. When you select the "Mirror non-secure settings" box, the lower section will automatically change to reflect this option and you will then just need to check the box that says that you already have your own SSL cert or fill out the lower section that will generate a "Self signed Certificate" for you to use, this "Self signed Certificate" will make your site secure but it will give a warning message that the site is not because it can not verify the "Self signed Certificate" this is normal.
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03. (Alternate). If you already have your a SSL certificate just check that box and the bottom section will change into four boxes where you can enter in your certificate information.
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04. after you have entered in your information and selected the options you wanted you will then be presented with a "Success" message that will display your secure url and IP address that was assigned to you. You will also have an option to continue with ordering a "Genuine paid certificate"
05. If you want to buy a "Genuine paid certificate" you can either click on the link provided on the Success message after you setup your http service or you can just click on the "SSL Cert" button that is now located to the right of your domain that you just setup https on. You should also notice that your domain now has a IP under it.
06. When signing up for the SSL certificate you will want to enter in the information you want your visitors to see if they were to check your certificate. You will also want to select which address you want the ssl cert to be delivered to, this has to be a email connected to the domain that you are setting up the SSL cert for.
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Please make sure that you setup the delivery email before you order the SSL certificate. You can do this on the Mange Email page. A helpful tip, setup a fully hosted email address and also set it to forward to one of your personal address which will help ensure that you receive the emails that are sent to it in the case that one of your email services are unavailable. Also test out the email by simply sending it a test email before you place the order. |
07. After filling that out and clicking on the "Order SSL certificate" button you will then see a success email that lets you know that we will place the order for you and then email you with a confirmation number to validate that you have control of the domain. This will be delivered to you within 24 hours.
08. We will then send you an email that you need to validate
09. When you click on the link in the email you will be taken to our validation system where you will need to copy and paste the validation code you received in the email that was sent to you. Once you ahve pasted the code into the empty box click Next
if the auth code is correct then you will get a Thank you page
10. Within the next few hours you will get an email to let you know that your SSL cert has been purchased and installed. You will also be supplies with the SSL cert key for your records in case you need it and the date that your SSL cert will expire. That it! pretty simple ha?
