As an Admin, you can replace the self-signed SSL certificate that comes with the Jatheon appliance with an SSL certificate purchased from your Certificate Authority (CA).

Affected software version: 1.1.26 and up

Generate a private key and CSR

1. Log in with Admin privileges and go to Admin Menu.
2. Click System on the left and select the SSL Certificates tab.

3. Click Generate New Private Key.
4. Fill in the required fields and click OK.

Please note that Common Name is the FQDN of your Jatheon appliance.

5. Click Generate Certificate Signing Request (CSR).

6. Highlight the entire CSR, right-click it and select Copy.

Get the certificate from your CA

1. Navigate to your CA and purchase a Tomcat type SSL certificate.
2. Once the CA issues the SSL, download it to get your FQDN SSL.
3. To properly create the certificate chain, look for and download the root and intermediate certificate from your CA, or a bundle containing both.

You can find repositories for root, intermediate and/or bundles for the most popular CAs at these links:

• GoDaddy
• Comodo

Upload and import the certificates

Once you have everything ready, go back to the Jatheon SSL installation interface and upload the certificates in this order: root, intermediate, main; OR bundle, then main.

1. For each file you are importing, click Choose File and then click Upload.

2. Once all of the files are uploaded, click Import.
3. After you receive the notification that the files have been imported successfully, click Restart Web Server.

Need more info? Watch this video overview of the SSL certificate installation procedure:

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