User manual

SSL settings
Cobalt RaQ 4 User Manual 123
SSL certificate for the main site
If the browser prompts you for your user name and password, you have enabled
SSL on the main site of the RaQ 4. The browser prompts you since this secure
connection is in fact a new connection to the RaQ 4.
Generating a certificate for the main site is a special case and causes three things
to happen:
1. SSL is enabled for all RaQ 4 management screens (both server management
and site management).
2. The SSL administration server is enabled for the RaQ 4.
3. The main site certificate request is propagated to all virtual sites that have
SSL enabled but do not have their own certificate request.
Now that you have enabled SSL, you can access your virtual site over a secure
connection at https://<sitename>.
For more information on obtaining an externally signed certificate, see “Submit
the information to an external certification authority” on page 123.
Conversely, deleting the certificate from the main site removes the certificate
from the virtual sites to which the certificate has been propagated.
Enable the administration server for SSL
The RaQ 4 supports secure administration. The certificate generated for the main
site is also used for secure administration. Therefore, to enable secure
administration on a virtual site, generate a certificate for the main site on the
RaQ 4 (if this has not already been done.)
Submit the information to an external
certification authority
To submit the information from the self-signed certificate to an external
certification authority:
1. On the SSL settings screen, highlight and copy the information from the
“Certificate Request” window of your self-signed certificate.
2. Open a new browser window and go to the Web site for one of the
certification authorities (for example, VeriSign).
3. Paste the information from Step 1 in the window on the Web site of the
certification authority. Follow the instructions on the Web site.