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SSL Certificate, Requesting an SSL Certificate

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The From Address must be specified. This is the sender of the email and will be visible to all email recipients. It is recommended that you provide a valid email address so that guests receiving email receipts are able to contact you. When using the SMTP Server option, the following special header values are recognized:  X-Smtp-Timeout - Sets the timeout for SMTP server operations in seconds (minimum 5; the default is system defined)  X-Smtp-Debug - Set to 1 to enable a debugging mode, where log messages are displayed on the test screen. Note: Do not use this setting in a production environment. Click the Send Test Message button to send an email to a test email address in the selected format. This can be used to verify the SMTP configuration, as well as check the delivery of HTML formatted emails. Click the Save and Close button to save the updated SMTP configuration. SSL Certificate The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a cryptographic protocol that enables secure communications across a potentially insecure network. The security guarantees offered by the protocol include both privacy (so that the content of communications cannot be intercepted or modified), and authentication (so that the identity of the server can be verified). The public key infrastructure (PKI) that provides these guarantees is based on the X.509 standard for digital certificates. To manage and view SSL certificates, click the SSL Certificate Setup command link on the Administrator > Network Setup page. If you already have a valid digital certificate for this server, it may be uploaded and used directly. The SSL Certificate Install command is used to do this. See "SSL Certificate" in this chapter for details. If you do not have a digital certificate, you must first create a certificate signing request using the SSL Certificate Request command. The certificate signing request should then be provided to a certification authority, which will create the actual digital certificate. See "Requesting an SSL Certificate" in this chapter for more details. Requesting an SSL Certificate Use the New Certificate Request form to create a new certificate signing request. If you have already created a certificate signing request, the New Certificate Request form will not be displayed. You are presented with these options instead:  Download the current server certificate - Downloads the current SSL certificate to your Web browser. This command can be used to back up an installed SSL certificate.  Install a signed certificate - See "Installing an SSL Certificate" in this chapter for details on installing an SSL certificate.  Create a new CSR - Displays the New Certificate Request form and allows you to start over. You can also use the New Certificate Request form to create and install a self-signed certificate for the SSL hostname you specify. Self-signed certificates allow for the connection to the server to be secured, but Web browsers will display security warnings as the issuer of the certificate is not trusted. Amigopod 3.7 | Deployment Guide Administrator Tasks | 301

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The From Address must be specified. This is the sender of the email and will be visible to all email
recipients. It is recommended that you provide a valid email address so that guests receiving email receipts
are able to contact you.
When using the SMTP Server option, the following special header values are recognized:
X-Smtp-Timeout
– Sets the timeout for SMTP server operations in seconds (minimum 5; the default is
system defined)
X-Smtp-Debug
– Set to 1 to enable a debugging mode, where log messages are displayed on the test
screen.
Note:
Do not use this setting in a production environment.
Click the
 Send Test Message
button to send an email to a test email address in the selected format.
This can be used to verify the SMTP configuration, as well as check the delivery of HTML formatted emails.
Click the
 Save and Close
button to save the updated SMTP configuration.
SSL Certificate
The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a cryptographic protocol that enables secure communications across a
potentially insecure network. The security guarantees offered by the protocol include both privacy (so that
the content of communications cannot be intercepted or modified), and authentication (so that the identity
of the server can be verified). The public key infrastructure (PKI) that provides these guarantees is based on
the X.509 standard for digital certificates.
To manage and view SSL certificates, click the
SSL Certificate Setup
command link on the
Administrator > Network Setup
page.
If you already have a valid digital certificate for this server, it may be uploaded and used directly. The
 
SSL Certificate Install
command is used to do this.
See
“SSL Certificate”
in this chapter for details.
If you do not have a digital certificate, you must first create a certificate signing request using the
SSL
Certificate Request
command. The certificate signing request should then be provided to a certification
authority, which will create the actual digital certificate.
See
“Requesting an SSL Certificate”
in this
chapter for more details.
Requesting an SSL Certificate
Use the
New Certificate Request
form to create a new certificate signing request.
If you have already created a certificate signing request, the
New Certificate Request
form will not be
displayed. You are presented with these options instead:
 Download the current server certificate
– Downloads the current SSL certificate to your Web
browser. This command can be used to back up an installed SSL certificate.
 Install a signed certificate
See
“Installing an SSL Certificate”
in this chapter for details on
installing an SSL certificate.
 
Create a new CSR
– Displays the New Certificate Request form and allows you to start over.
You can also use the
New Certificate Request
form to create and install a self-signed certificate for the
SSL hostname you specify. Self-signed certificates allow for the connection to the server to be secured, but
Web browsers will display security warnings as the issuer of the certificate is not trusted.