Go to Settings > SSL > Generate Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and follow the steps below to generate a certificate signing request. This CSR can be used either for submission to a certificate authority who will issue a trusted certificate or to create a self-signed certificate.
To create a self-signed certificate:
Using the Certificate Settings table below as a reference, complete the fields in the Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
Click Run opposite Generate Self Signed Certificate.
The self-signed certificate will display under Installed Signed Certificates.
If generating the CSR for submission to a certificate authority:
Using the Certificate Settings table below as a reference, complete the fields in the Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
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Click Run opposite Generate Certificate Signing Request (CSR). The CSR will generate and display as shown:
Copy the CSR text exactly and submit it to a trusted certificate signing authority for signing.
Once returned by the certificate authority, import the signed certificate into SpamTitan. See Importing a Signed Certificate below.
Table 1. Certificate Settings
Field |
Description |
|---|---|
Common Name: |
The fully-qualified domain name that is used to access the SpamTitan UI, e.g. spamtitan.example.com. This must match the server name exactly or a warning dialog will display every time you visit the site. |
Organization: |
Company or organization name. |
Organization Unit: |
A specific department within the company or organization (optional). |
City: |
City/town where the company or organization is located. |
State/Province: |
Full name of the state or province where the company or organization is located. |
Country: |
Two-letter country code of the country where the company or organization is located, e.g. US or IE. |
Follow the steps below to import a signed certificate from a trusted certificate signing authority into SpamTitan Gateway.
Go to Settings > SSL > Import Certificates.
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Click Choose File beside Import Certificate from PEM: and browse to select the certificate file.
Note
If the certificate you are importing was not created using a certificate signing request from SpamTitan, you will also need to import a Private Key and Intermediate Certificate.
Click Import.