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How It Works
Starting the SSL certificate creation process above will allow you to create one
or
multiple free SSL
certificates, issued by Let's Encrypt, they also offer their own
ACME
server, compatible
with most ACME plug-ins.
For browsers that support Web Cryptography (all modern browsers), we generate a
private
key in your
browser using the Web
Cryptography API,
and the private key is never transmitted. The private key also
gets
deleted off your
browser after the certificate is generated. If your browser does not
support
the Web
Cryptography API, then the keys will be generated on the server using the latest
version
of OpenSSL and
outputted over SSL, never stored. For the best security, you
are
recommended to use a
supported browser for client generation. You can also provide your own CSR when
using
manual
verification, in which case the private key is handled completely on your end.
Tutorials
These tutorials have been graciously created by others to help with your SSL certificate verification and installation process depending on your server setup.
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CPanel Shared Server Hosting - SSL Certificate - HTTP Verification, Installation, and Force HTTPS Redirect
Microsoft IIS 8.5 Web Server - SSL Certificate - Cloudflare DNS Verification, SSL Certificate PFX Conversion, & Installation
Microsoft Azure Server Hosting - Wildcard SSL Certificate - DNS Verification, SSL Certificate PFX Conversion, & Installation
NGINX Server - SSL Certificate - HTTP Verification & Installation
GoDaddy Shared Server Hosting - SSL Certificate - DNS Verification & Installation
Hostinger Shared Server Hosting - SSL Certificate - HTTP Verification & Installation
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Plesk (on Media Temple) Server Hosting - SSL Certificate - HTTP / DNS Verification Installation, & Force HTTPS Redirect
Apache 2.4 Web Server on Linux (such as LAMP) - SSL Certificate - FileZilla HTTP Verification & Installation
Apache 2.4 Web Server on Windows (such as XAMPP or WAMP) - SSL Certificate - DNS Verification & Installation
Docker (on DigitalOcean) NGINX Reverse Proxy - SSL Certificate - HTTP Verification & Installation
SurveyGizmo - SSL Certificate - Cloudflare DNS Verification & Installation
- Convert SSL Certificate Files to PFX File for Microsoft IIS Web Server or Microsoft Azure Web Server
- Install SSL Certificates on other web servers such as cPanel, WHM, Plesk, Plesk Onyx, Apache OpenSSL/ModSSL, IIS 7, IIS 8, IIS 10, Nginx, Tomcat (using keytool), Exchange2007 (PowerShell), DirectAdmin, AWS ELB, Synology NAS, Vesta CP, Mac OS X/Yosemite/El Capitan, Sun Java System Web Server 7.x, Webmin, Node.js, EasyWP, Exchange 2013 (EAC), Exchange 2013 (Shell), Exchange 2010, Heroku, Heroku SSL, Azure Web App, Glassfish, Zimbra, Google Cloud Service, SonicWall, Citrix NetScaler VPX, XAMPP, CWP
- Have a tutorial you'd like to add here? Click here to contact us and we'll add a link to it here and you'll get full credit for it
Advanced Options
Wildcard certificates allow you to secure any sub-domains under a domain. If you
want to secure any
sub-domains of example.org that you have now or in the future you can make a
wildcard certificate. To
generate wildcard certificates, add an asterisk to the beginning of the
domain(s)
followed by a period.
Wildcard certificates will also secure the root domain, so there is no need to
re-enter the root domain
in the process. For example, to create a wildcard domain for example.org, enter
*.example.org. If you
need certificates for multiple domains, such as example.org and example.com, you
will need to create a
separate wildcard certificate for each domain. Domain verification will be
required
for each domain.
Multiple domains or sub-domains are allowed and can be added to your certificate
in
the second step.
Before entering multiple domains, please always first enter your primary domain
(common name) above and
click "Create Free SSL Certificate". If the multiple domains or sub-domains
pertain
to multiple
directories then you must use email verification or manual HTTP verification and
upload verification
files to the correct directories or use DNS verification.
We automatically add the www version of the domain to the certificate (the www.
domain may need separate
certificate installation for it to work) if not already added as most users want
that implicitly. To
remove the www just submit the domains you want to verify then on the
verification
page near the top
click on "Add / Edit Domains" and remove it and submit again.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, it is free for all usages including commercial usage.
Yes, just choose one of the manual verification methods and there will be an
input
at the bottom before the generate
certificate button to provide your own CSR.
Yes, our SSL certificates are 100% free. We provide Domain Validation (DV) SSL
certificates at no cost. We also offer premium features for users who need
additional functionality, but our basic SSL certificates will always remain
free.
For domain names with special characters or international characters we
automatically convert it to the punycode
representation.
Yes, all verification files or records can be deleted after verification. It is
used
only once for each verification.
If your website shows a security error then installation was not done correctly.
You
can try going to
https://www.ssllabs.com/ to check SSL
certificate installation issues and fix. If you need help with this your best
bet
would be to contact your host, professional developer or admin for help.
Your website most likely has insecure content which needs to be remedied. You
can
try going to https://whynopadlock.com
to see issues and fix. If you need help with this your best bet would be to
contact
your host, professional developer or
admin for help.
Web servers do not redirect to HTTPS by default. If you want to force it you
will
have to configure it to force a
redirect. This configuration will depend on your server setup. If you need help
with
this your best bet would be to
contact your host, professional developer or admin for help.
If you want to contact us, please click
here.
Other Free SSL Tools
These tools can help with your SSL process. The tools are graciously provided by their respective authors, we are not responsible for any third party SSL tools.
- SSL Certificate Converter - Converting between PEM & PFX Format (PKCS#12 / PKCS#7) for Microsoft IIS, Azure, & other servers
- SSL CSR Generator - Generate your own CSR's
- SSL Website Certificate Checker - For checking your SSL certificate installation. If you want to check if installation is correct.
- SSL Website Content Checker - For when you have insecure content errors. Insecure images or iframes can cause these errors.
- OpenSSL Toolkit
- FTP Client for help with manual HTTP verification
- Self-Signed SSL Certificate Generator - For when you don't need a trusted certificate for internal use
Credits
- Let's Encrypt - For their free ACME client and trusted root certificate cross signed by Iden Trust.