Archives: How-Tos
How to install an SSL/TLS certificate on Nginx and redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS.
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Redirect HTTP to HTTPS with Apache
How to redirect HTTP to HTTPS in Apache. Covers virtual hosts redirects and rewriting URLs with mod_rewrite and .htaccess.
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Redirect HTTP to HTTPS with Windows IIS 10
How to redirect incoming HTTP links to secure HTTPS in Windows IIS 10.
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Make a Payment with SSL.com’s Invoicing Feature
Our invoice function is here to help make your certificate purchase and installation experience smooth and easy. Here’s how to use it.
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ACME SSL/TLS Automation with Apache and Nginx
How to use the ACME protocol to automate SSL/TLS certificates from SSL.com on the Apache and Nginx web servers.
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Generate a PFX/P12 File for Azure with Windows
How to create a PFX/P12 file with private key and complete chain of trust in Windows for import into Azure.
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Generate a CSR and Install an SSL/TLS Certificate on Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience
How to generate a certificate signing request (CSR) and install an SSL/TLS certificate in Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience.
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Install Intermediate Certificates for EV Code Signing and Document Signing
How to install a complete SSL.com chain of trust for EV code signing or document signing with required intermediate certificates.
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Install SSL.com Root and Intermediate Certificates on YubiKey
How to avoid trust errors with digital signatures by installing a complete certificate chain with root and intermediate on your YubiKey FIPS.
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Update Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL) in Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader
How to update the Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL) in Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader to avoid trust errors with digital signatures.
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Installing an S/MIME Certificate and Sending Secure Email with Outlook on Windows 10
How to Install an S/MIME Certificate and Send Secure Email with Outlook on Windows 10 For more detailed information about S/MIME email, please see
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Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) in macOS Keychain Access
How to generate a certificate signing request (CSR) and key pair in macOS Keychain Access to order digital certificates from SSL.com.
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Enable HTTPS, Generate a CSR, and Install an SSL/TLS Certificate in Synology NAS
How to enable HTTPS, generate a certificate signing request (CSR), and install an SSL/TLS certificate in Synology NAS (Nework Attached Storage).
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Installing an S/MIME Certificate and Sending Secure Email in Outlook on macOS
How to install an S/MIME certificate on macOS and use it to sign and encrypt email messages with Microsoft Outlook.
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Manually Generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) Using OpenSSL
How to manually generate a Certificate Signing Request (or CSR) in an Apache or Nginx web hosting environment using OpenSSL.
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Domain Name SSL/TLS Pre-Validation
How to pre-validate a domain name in your SSL.com customer portal. Methods covered are email challenge, HTTP file lookup, and CNAME CSR hash.
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Configuring Your Business Identity Document Signing Certificate and YubiKey with Adobe Acrobat on macOS
This how-to will show you how to configure your Business Identity document signing certificate and YubiKey FIPS to work with Adobe Acrobat in macOS.
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Register with Windows Hardware Developer Program
How to register with the Windows Hardware Developer Program, which is required to code sign both kernel-mode and user-mode drivers in Windows 10.
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Create a New Website in Windows IIS 10
How to set up a new website in Internet Information Services (IIS) 10. The same basic procedures apply to IIS 7 and 8.
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Generate a CSR and Install an SSL/TLS Certificate on Fortinet Fortigate SSL VPN
How to generate a CSR and install an SSL/TLS certificate in Fortigate SSL VPN.
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Unblock YubiKey PIN
Follow these steps to unblock your YubiKey PIN and get back to signing code and documents.
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Access Your YubiKey FIPS PIN and PUK
How to view your YubiKey’s PIN and PUK so you can get started with your SSL.com EV Code Signing or Business Identity certificate.
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Configuring Client Authentication Certificates in Web Browsers
This how-to will show you how to make sure that Chrome, Edge, IE, Firefox, and Safari are configured to use client authentication certificates.
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Proving Possession of a Private Key
You can use OpenSSL to show proof-of-possession (POP) of a private key by signing a test file with it. Works for both RSA and ECC keys.
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Enable Linux Subsystem and Install Ubuntu in Windows 10
How to enable the Linux subsystem in Windows 10 and install and upgrade Ubuntu Linux.
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