How to install a SSL Certificate for ACS 3.2


Step 1: Obtain Intermediate CA Certificate

  • Copy the Intermediate CA certificate from your Secure128 portal under “Order Details”.
  • Be sure there are 5 dashes to either side of the BEGIN CERTIFICATE and END CERTIFICATE and that no white spaces, extra line breaks or additional characters have been inadvertently added.
  • Save the file as Intermediate.txt

Step 2: Install CA Certificate

  • In the navigation bar, click System Configuration.
  • Click ACS Certificate Setup.
  • Click ACS Certification Authority Setup.
  • CiscoSecure ACS displays the CA Operations table on the Certification Authorities Setup page.
  • In the CA certificate file box, type the full path and filename for the certificate you want to use
  • Locate and import the intermediate.cer
  • Click Submit.

Step 3: Obtain the SSL Certificate

  • The Symantec certificate will be sent by email. The certificate is included as an attachment (Cert.cer) and it is also imbedded in the body of the email.
  • Copy and paste the certificate into a text file using Vi or Notepad.
  • The text file should look like this:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- [encoded data] -----END CERTIFICATE-----

  • Make sure there are 5 dashes to either side of the BEGIN CERTIFICATE and END CERTIFICATE and that no white spaces, extra line breaks or additional characters have been inadvertently added.

Save the file with extansion .cer

Step 4: Install the SSL Certificate

  • In the navigation bar, click System Configuration.
  • Click ACS Certificate Setup.
  • Click Install ACS Certificate.
  • CiscoSecure ACS displays the Install ACS Certificate page.
  • Select the Read certificate from file option, and then type the full directory path and filename of the certificate file in the Certificate file box.
  • In the Private Key file box, type the full directory path and name of the file that contains the private key.
  • In the Private Key password box, type the private key password.
  • Click Submit.

Verify your Certificate is installed correctly

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