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HOWTO: Installing a new 3rd Party SSL TIP: This page has moved. Please see: Installing an SSL Certificate. Applies To: All Service Types

Ordering an SSL certificate from (mt) Media Temple Applies to: All Service Types Difficulty: Easy Time Needed: 10 Tools Required: AccountCenter access Overview Follow these instructions to order an SSL Certificate from (mt) Media Temple. (mt) Media Temple utilizes QuickSSL certificates from GeoTrust. Instructions Log into your Accou ... Applies To: (gs), (ve), All (dv)

How can I host multiple SSL certificates on a single IP address? Applies to: (dv) 4.0 Difficulty: Easy Time Needed: 10 Tools Required: Plesk administrator access Applies to: DV Managed Difficulty: Easy Time Needed: 10 Tools Required: Plesk administrator access Overview Plesk 11 includes a version of the Apache web server that supports the Server Na ... Applies To: (dv) 4.0, DV Managed

Installing an SSL Certificate Applies to: (gs) Difficulty: Medium Time Needed: 30 Tools Required: AccountCenter access Applies to: (dv) 4.0 Difficulty: Medium Time Needed: 20 Tools Required: Plesk administrator access Applies to: (dv) 3.5 Difficulty: Medium Time Needed: 20 Tools Required: Plesk administrator access A ... Applies To: (dv) 3.5, (dv) 4.0, (gs)

Copy of Installing an SSL Certificate Applies to: (gs) Difficulty: Medium Time Needed: 30 Tools Required: AccountCenter access Applies to: (dv) 4.0 Difficulty: Medium Time Needed: 20 Tools Required: Plesk administrator access Applies to: (dv) 3.5 Difficulty: Medium Time Needed: 20 Tools Required: Plesk administrator access A ... Applies To: All Service Types

Solving the (gs) WordPress SSL redirect loop Applies to: (gs) Grid-Service Difficulty: Easy Time Needed: 5 minutes Tools Required: File Manager, FTP, or SSH access Overview On occasion, adding an SSL to a WordPress site on the (gs) Grid-Service will cause the site to appear to perform an endless redirect to a "different" site. (This ... Applies To: (gs)

Renewing an SSL certificate from (mt) Media Temple Applies to: All Service Types Difficulty: Easy Time Needed: 10 Tools Required: AccountCenter access Overview For customers with an existing SSL certificate prior to October 2012 If you plan to renew your SSL certificate with (mt), then you will need to update the email alias/email for ... Applies To: All Service Types

Managing an SSL certificate from (mt) Media Temple Applies to: All Service Types Difficulty: Easy Time Needed: 5 Tools Required: AccountCenter access Overview Service Guide The Service Guide gives a quick overview of the SSL certificate order, including the "common name" for the certificate, the approval email used for the order, the s ... Applies To: (gs), (ve), All (dv)

Moving an SSL Certificate from another server Applies to: (gs) Difficulty: Medium Time Needed: 30 Tools Required: AccountCenter access Applies to: (dv) 4.0 Difficulty: Medium Time Needed: 20 Tools Required: Plesk administrator access Applies to: (dv) 3.5 Difficulty: Medium Time Needed: 20 Tools Required: Plesk administrator access ... Applies To: (dv) 3.5, (dv) 4.0, (gs)

GeoTrust QuickSSL Seals Applies to: All Service Types Difficulty: Easy Time Needed: 10 Tools Required: (mt) SSL Certificate Overview If you have an SSL certificate purchased through (mt) Media Temple, you are actually using a certificate issued from GeoTrust, our third party SSL provider. A seal is available f ... Applies To: All Service Types

How can I change default certificates for SMTP, IMAP, and POP3 over SSL? Applies to: (dv) 4.0 Difficulty: Medium Time Needed: 20 Tools Required: SSH, root or sudo access, Plesk administrator access Applies to: (dv) 3.5 Difficulty: Medium Time Needed: 20 Tools Required: SSH, root or sudo access, Plesk administrator access Overview By using SSL for email, y ... Applies To: (dv) 3.5, (dv) 4.0

Creating a wildcard SSL certificate in Plesk Applies to: All (dv) Difficulty: Easy Time Needed: 10 Tools Required: Plesk administrator access Overview Since version 8.0.1, Plesk allows you to create and use certificates for wildcard domain names, e.g. *.mt-example.com. Instructions A wildcard certificate can be created the same w ... Applies To: All (dv)

Creating and installing a free self-signed SSL Certificate Applies to: (dv) 3.x Difficulty: Easy Time Needed: 10 Tools Required: Plesk administrator access Overview If you do not want to purchase an SSL certificate for your domain, but still wish to secure your site, you can create a self-signed certificate and install it on your web server. Al ... Applies To: (dv) 3.0, (dv) 3.5

Why do I receive a wrong certificate error via HTTPS? Applies to: All (dv) Difficulty: Easy Time Needed: 10 Tools Required: SSH, root access, vi knowledge Overview If you receive a wrong SSL certificate error when you open any domain via HTTPS, this article may help. Requirements Before you start, this article has the following dependenci ... Applies To: All (dv)