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=== Introduction ===

=== Einleitung ===

This document describes how to integrate a free SSL-Server Certificate from [http://www.startssl.com www.startssl.com]. The purpose is the use of your SME-Webserver with modern webbrowsers and mail (and/or groupware) clients which normally do complain about the self signed certificates from a standard SME-Server installation. Certificates from Startcom (or Startssl) are widely accepted by most webclients.

This document describes how to integrate a free SSL-Server Certificate from [http://www.startssl.com www.startssl.com]. The purpose is the use of your SME-Webserver with modern webbrowsers and mail (and/or groupware) clients which normally do complain about the self signed certificates from a standard SME-Server installation. Certificates from Startcom (or Startssl) are widely accepted by most webclients.

=== Preparation ===

=== Vorbereitung ===

Go to [http://www.startssl.com www.startssl.com], and sign up under [https://www.startssl.com/?app=11&action=regform https://www.startssl.com/?app=11&action=regform] to get a free account and to install a SingleSignOn-Certificate in your browser (btw: with this certificate you are also ready to sign your emails for one or more email addresses with S/MIME) to authenticate against their configuration panel @ https://auth.startssl.com/. Validate your account as described in the signup process, and then you're ready to get your SSL Server Certificate for your SME-Server.

Go to [http://www.startssl.com www.startssl.com], and sign up under [https://www.startssl.com/?app=11&action=regform https://www.startssl.com/?app=11&action=regform] to get a free account and to install a SingleSignOn-Certificate in your browser (btw: with this certificate you are also ready to sign your emails for one or more email addresses with S/MIME) to authenticate against their configuration panel @ https://auth.startssl.com/. Validate your account as described in the signup process, and then you're ready to get your SSL Server Certificate for your SME-Server.

{{Note box|You won't be able to access the login page with the configuration pannel until you sign up '''AND''' install the first certificate in your browser!}}

{{Note box|You won't be able to access the login page with the configuration pannel until you sign up '''AND''' install the first certificate in your browser!}}

=== Creation ===

=== Schlüsselerstellung ===

Assumed you gave your server a FQDN like "''mysmeserver.com''" and chose to call your server "''www''" then you will first set up your new SSL-Certificate in the Startcom panel with your FQDN and in one of the following steps add the server name. Your certificate will then be assigned for

Assumed you gave your server a FQDN like "''mysmeserver.com''" and chose to call your server "''www''" then you will first set up your new SSL-Certificate in the Startcom panel with your FQDN and in one of the following steps add the server name. Your certificate will then be assigned for

The confirmation email from Startcom will be sent to the user "postmaster", "hostmaster" oder "webmaster"@ your server to be validated by the server admin. To receive this mail be sure to either login at webmail with your admin account or to create a pseudonym for on of these users which will be forwarded to your mainly used account.

The confirmation email from Startcom will be sent to the user "postmaster", "hostmaster" oder "webmaster"@ your server to be validated by the server admin. To receive this mail be sure to either login at webmail with your admin account or to create a pseudonym for on of these users which will be forwarded to your mainly used account.

=== Modification ===

=== Nötige Modifikationen ===

Follow the process in the Startcom panel till the end and until you're ready to directly copy&paste the certificate into a locally created ASCII text file wich you may call ''ssl.key''. Do the same with your ''ssl.crt''. Also make sure, you downloaded the two CertificateChainFile(s) and save them to your desktop:   

Follow the process in the Startcom panel till the end and until you're ready to directly copy&paste the certificate into a locally created ASCII text file wich you may call ''ssl.key''. Do the same with your ''ssl.crt''. Also make sure, you downloaded the two CertificateChainFile(s) and save them to your desktop:   

  signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot

  signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot

'''Enjoy!'''

'''Fertig!'''