How to install a premium SSL certificate on windows hosting -Plesk panel

  1. How to generate CSR

Login to the dashboard of your Plesk panel. Click on dashboard beside the domain you wish to install the SSL certificate; under security click on SSL/TLS certificates

On the next page, scroll to more options and click on <manage> below “Download or remove existing certificates”
Under SSL/TLS Certificates for “yourdomain” page, click on “Add SSL/TSL Certificate”

Fill in the required details below.

After filling in all the required details, click on Request.

After generating the CSR, click on the name of the newly created record.

Scroll to the section of CSR and copy the CSR record.

2. Generating SSL Certificate

Login to your client area, and navigate to services. Click on the SSL of your domain name >> Configure Now

Fill in the server information, and all required Administrative Contact Information and <Click To Continue>

Select your preferred validation method. In this case, select email as the validation method and set admin@yourdomain as the email. Ensure you have created the email on your Plesk account first beforehand.

The email sent may take some time. Once delivered, follow the instruction given to validate the SSL. Once done, navigate back to the SSL page on your client area and reload to view the issued SSL and copy the certificate generated.

Access the CSR section (on a previous step). Before the CSR section, paste the content copied from the SSL section and click on <Upload Certificate>. see the image above.

Navigate back to the <Websites & Domains> section on your Plesk account: on your domain name >> Hosting & DNS >> Hosting settings .

On the <Hosting settings for yourdomain> page, scroll to the security section and click on the drop-down. Select the name of the certificate you set earlier and click on <OK>

Navigate to your browser and access your domain name. The SSL has been installed!

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