SSL Certificates

SSL Certs, SSL Certificate, SSL Certificates

Securing Your Online Business

iPlanet 6.x Support

! It is highly recommended that you back up the Private Key and certificate for your Web Server and store the files in a secure location.

Backing up the Private Key will ensure the ability to restore the security for your Web Site in the event of a Backing Up your SSL Certificate and Private Key.

To back-up your Private Key and certificate:

  1. Launch Windows Explorer
  2. Locate your Web site's Alias directory. By default, this directory may be found in c:\iPlanet\Servers.
  3. Select and copy the relevant .db files for your Web Server. These files will have a naming convention that includes the alias that was defined when creating the key pair. Be sure to copy both the -cert7.db, and the -key3.db files.

You have successfully backed up your Web Server's private-key and certificate.

In the event of a Backing Up your SSL Certificate and Private Key, you may simply place these files back into the alias directory of your Web Server to recover your private-key and certificate.