How To Order SSL Certificates

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How To Order RapidSSL, QuickSSL, QuickSSL Premium
How To Order True BusinessID

How To Order RapidSSL, QuickSSL, QuickSSL Premium

Step 1: Generate a CSR
The CSR is the Certificate Signing Request provides information about your organization the domain for which you are purchasing a certificate. The CRS must be generated from the server from which your domain is hosted.

Note: If you have an ISP, they will generate this CSR file for you upon request

Certificate Signing Request instructions are available for the web servers listed below.
Please click on your server type to view the instructions.

Apache + ApacheSSL
Apache + MODSSL
Apache + Open
Apache + Raven
Apache +SSLeay
Apache 2
C2Net Stronghold
Cobalt Series
CPANEL
Ensim
HSPHERE
IBM HTTP
IBM Domino Go 4.6.2.6+
iPlanet Enterprise Server 4.1
IPSWITCH
Jakart-Tomcat
Lotus Domino 4.6
Lotus Domino 5.x
Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0
Microsoft Internet Information Server 6.0
Netscape Enterprise 3.51
O'Reilly WebSite Professional 2.x
Deerfield (O'Reilly) Website Professional 3.x
Plesk
Weblogic 5
Weblogic 6
Weblogic 7
WebSTAR 4
WebSTAR 5
Zeus Web Server v3

Step 2: Order the Certificate
Note you must be able to have/create a unique CSR

Step 3: Install Your Certificate
Installation instructions are available for the following web servers.

Apache + ApacheSSL
Apache + MODSSL
Apache + OpenSSL
Apache + Raven
Apache + SSLeay
Apache 2.x
C2Net Stronghold
Cobalt Series
CPANEL
Ensim
HSPHERE
IBM-HTTP
IBM Domino Go 4.6.2.6+
iPlanet Enterprise Server 4.1
IPSWITCH
Jakarta_Tomcat
Lotus Domino 4.6
Lotus Domino 5.x
Microsoft IIS 4.0
Microsoft IIS 5.0
Netscape Enterprise Enterprise 3.51
O'Reilly WebSite Professional 2.X
Deerfield (O'Reilly) Website Professional 3.x
Plesk
WebLogic 5.x
WebLogic 6.x
WebLogic 7.x
WebSTAR 4
WebSTAR 5
Zeus Web Server V3

Step 4: Add the Seal

RapidSSL/GeoTrust QuickSSL
Please right click on the image below to save it to your computer. The image may then be uploaded and incorporated into your web site design.

RapidSSL Site Seal

QuickSSL - Static

QuickSSL - Animated
QuickSSL Premium Smart Icon seal
To install the QuickSSL Premium Smart Icon seal, simply add the following lines to each web page on which you want the QuickSSL Premium seal to appear:

 <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="//smarticon.geotrust.com/si.js"></SCRIPT> 

These instructions will retrieve your QuickSSL Premium registration data from the QuickSSL Premium registry server and cause the QuickSSL Premium seal to be displayed on your web page. Remember, the web page on which you place this QuickSSL Premium seal must use exactly the same domain that is in your QuickSSL Premium enrollment application. For instance, if the enrollment is for www.example.com, then the QuickSSL Premium registration is for that site, and does not include other fully qualified domains like www2.example.com.

Important note: Use of the QuickSSL Premium service is subject to the terms and conditions of the QuickSSL Premium Subscriber Agreement. You must agree to those terms and conditions if you use the QuickSSL Premium service. You are indicating your acceptance of that agreement by installing the QuickSSL Premium smart icon on your Web site.

This GIF is a sample snapshot of the QuickSSL Premium site seal. The actual site will disable right click and save features and will display a live date / time stamp much like the True Site displayed on the bottom of this page.

How to Order True BusinessID

Step 1: Collect Relevant Documentation
Every True BusinessID certificate includes enrollment in GeoTrust's exclusive True Site authentication service to assure web site visitors of your business identity.

When you request a True BusinessID certificate, GeoTrust will verify the identity of the business entity responsible for the Internet domain name for which the certificate is requested. Before proceeding through the enrollment process, you should know what information you will need to provide in order for our team to complete the verification process.

You must make sure that the following items consistently match in order to have your server certificate order processed:

• The Registrant listed in the InterNIC/WHOIS records for the domain name in question
• The Organization appearing in your "Proof of Organization" documents or DUNS number
• The Organization entered into the CSR (Certificate Signing Request)

Acceptable documents for Proof of Organization include:
• DUNS number (Dun and Bradstreet)
• Articles of Incorporation
• Business License
• Doing Business As (DBA) registration
• Partnership documentation
• Sole Proprietorship documentation

Step 2: Generate CSR
The CSR is the Certificate Signing Request provides information about your organization the domain for which you are purchasing a certificate. The CRS must be generated from the server from which your domain is hosted.

Step 3: Order the Certificate
Note you must be able to have/create a unique CSR

Step 4: Install Your Certificate
Installation instructions are available for the following web servers.

Step 5: Add the Seal
To install True Site, simply add the following lines to each web page on which you want the True Site seal to appear:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="//smarticon.geotrust.com/si.js"></SCRIPT>

These instructions will retrieve your True Site registration data from the True Site registry server and cause the True Site seal to be displayed on your web page. Remember, the web page on which you place this True Site seal must use exactly the same domain that is in your True Site enrollment application. For instance, if the enrollment is for www.example.com, then the True site registration is for that site, and does not include other fully qualified domains like www2.example.com.


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