Revision as of 14:00, 26 February 2015

SSL Certificates

This article is designed for Emersion clients who:

• have, or will have a Retail Service Provider Account with Emersion
• will use the Retail End User Portal or the Customer Sign Up Portal
• need to provide Emersion with a valid and signed SSL certificate for one (or both) of the above portals

There are a number of ways and methods to obtain a signed SSL certificate for your website. Usually, your IT team will already have a preferred supplier and can obtain you a valid SSL certificate for you.

Alternatively:

• Emersion can arrange an SSL Certificate for you. (fees apply)
• You can use a common DIY method to generate a Certificate Signing Request utilising OpenSSL.

Regardless of who you purchase an SSL certificate from, Emersion strongly recommends that you purchase an Extended Validation (EV) certificate. Extended Validation SSL Certificates are validated to the highest degree to provide consumer confidence in the identity of the web site operator. It provides website owners with the ‘green bar’ in the address bar, to show the highest level of security for your visitors.

When the SSL certificate has been delivered to you, forward it to Emersion with the Private Key. We need both the SSL Certificate and Private Key in order to complete the installation of the SSL Certificate on the server.

See Also

• Generate a Certificate Signing Request with OpenSSL.
• Emersion SSL Certificates
• End User Portal and Customer Sign Up Portal