How to install a SSL Certificate for EA Server


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.
  • Run the Security Manager application.
  • Please Select the Trusted folder.
  • Paste the entire contents of the Intermediate CA Certificate into the box.
  • Click Install.
  • Click Done.

Step 2: Obtain and Install your SSL Certificate

  • The SSL 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 the certificate.
  • The text file should look like this:

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

  • Save the file as SSL.crt
  • Run the Security Manager application.
  • Select the User folder.
  • Paste the entire contents of the certificate into the box.
  • Click Install.
  • Click Done.

Verify your Certificate is installed correctly

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