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ssl_certificates [2014/09/26 15:31]
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ssl_certificates [2016/01/21 13:15]
steve
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 ==== Buying a Certificate ==== ==== Buying a Certificate ====
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-== Policy == 
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-Always buy a wildcard certificate for a client. ​ This will guarantee that we can use it with any subdomain, and that the client will not need extra IP addresses. 
  
 == Namecheap == == Namecheap ==
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-openssl req -new -key /​etc/​ssl/​private/​private.key -out /​etc/​ssl/​certs/​digitaltrike.com.csr+openssl req -new -key /​etc/​ssl/​private/​private.key -out /​etc/​ssl/​certs/​domain.com.csr
 </​code>​ </​code>​
  
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 Save the Certficate Authority bundle to ''/​etc/​ssl/​certs/​domain.com.cabundle''​ Save the Certficate Authority bundle to ''/​etc/​ssl/​certs/​domain.com.cabundle''​
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-==== Digital Trike ==== 
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-Our SSL cert is a wildcard certificate. ​ The Common Name is ''​*.digitaltrike.com'' ​ The private key is signed with a password. 
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-The master keys and CA files are stored on tahiti in ''/​etc/​ssl/​digitaltrike.com''​ 
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-==== Maintenance ==== 
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-Digital Trike can offer to clients the option to purchase, install and monitor SSL certificates. 
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-=== Comodo SSL Certificates (Namecheap) === 
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-[[http://​www.namecheap.com/​ssl-certificates/​comodo/​comodo-ev-sgc-ssl-certificate.aspx|EV SGC SSL]] 
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-$155/​year/​domain,​ no wildcard (www.domain.com) 
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-  * Business validation 
-  * "green bar" in browser 
-  * 128- or 256-bit encryption 
-  * Unlimited reissues 
-  * Unlimited server licenses 
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-=== GeoTrust SSL Certificates (Namecheap) (Recommended) === 
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-[[http://​www.namecheap.com/​ssl-certificates/​geotrust-ssl-certificates/​true-businessid-wildcard.aspx|True BusinessID Wildcard]] 
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-$389/year, wildcard (*.domain.com) 
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-  * Full business validation 
-  * Unlimited reissues 
-  * Up to 256-bit encryption