SSL Certificates

Britain Crooker · 06-28-2004, 01:32 PM

I just went through the process of installing an SSL certificate that we had previously purchased from our old hosting provider. After a little stumbling, I figured out how to upload the certificate files and associate it as the default SSL for a given IP address.

While I don't need it right away, what I couldn't find was a way to associate the certificate with a single domain. If I have two or more domains on the same IP is there a way for each of them to have their own SSL certificate?

Perhaps I am just missing something real obvious.

Regards,

Britain

**NexDog** · 06-29-2004, 02:30 AM

Nopes, they need their own IP to have separate certs. You control which cert a domain uses in the Setup area.

Britain Crooker · 06-29-2004, 07:06 AM

Ok, thanks.

As far as the "setup area" - are you talking about clicking on "Setup" from the domain area of Plesk? For me this always presents the current SSL certificate as text, not an editable field (e.g. dropdown box).

The only way I have found to select the certificate is via the IP Pool button at the client level of Plesk. Which makes perfect sense if the SSL certificate has to be on a dedicated IP anyway.

Regards,

Britain

**NexDog** · 06-29-2004, 07:48 PM

If you have multiple certs setup on the domain, you will have a drop down box in Setup.

Britain Crooker · 06-29-2004, 07:57 PM

I have two certs set up on one domain but the drop isn't showing up. I will go ahead and put a ticket in for it.

Regards,

Britain Crooker

bud_carlson · 12-07-2004, 11:48 PM

Reading these posts it sounds like only 1 domain/site can use an IP for secure transactions via SSL properly. So if this is true that you can only have 1 certificate on 1 IP that will actually work, then how do you go about securing Ecommerce websites who cannot share a certificate?

Britain,

How was your problem resolved?

Bud

Britain Crooker · 12-08-2004, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by bud_carlson
Britain,

How was your problem resolved?

Bud

I believe the answer was that if you customer wants an eCommerce site with their own SSL cert, then they will need to purchase an additional IP address.

**NexDog** · 12-08-2004, 10:02 AM

Bingo.