How to create a .pem File for SSL Certificate Installations

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<p>1. Log into your <a href="https://www.digicert.com/account/">DigiCert Management Console</a> and download your Intermediate (DigiCertCA.crt), Root (TrustedRoot.crt), and Primary Certificates (your_domain_name.crt).</p>
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<p>1. Download your Intermediate (CertCA.crt), Root (TrustedRoot.crt), and Primary Certificates (your_domain_name.crt) from your provider.</p>
 
<ol> </ol>
 
<ol> </ol>
 
<p>2. Open a text editor (such as wordpad) and paste the  entire body of each certificate into one text file in the following  order:</p>
 
<p>2. Open a text editor (such as wordpad) and paste the  entire body of each certificate into one text file in the following  order:</p>
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
 
<li> The Primary Certificate - <strong>your_domain_name.crt</strong> </li>
 
<li> The Primary Certificate - <strong>your_domain_name.crt</strong> </li>
<li> The Intermediate Certificate - <strong>DigiCertCA.crt</strong> </li>
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<li> The Intermediate Certificate - <strong>CertCA.crt</strong> </li>
 
<li> The Root Certificate - <strong>TrustedRoot.crt</strong></li>
 
<li> The Root Certificate - <strong>TrustedRoot.crt</strong></li>
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
 
<p>Make sure to include the beginning and end tags on each certificate.                    The result should look like this:</p>
 
<p>Make sure to include the beginning and end tags on each certificate.                    The result should look like this:</p>
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<td style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">----BEGIN CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">(Your Primary SSL Certificate: your_domain_name.crt)</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">END CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">BEGIN CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">(You Intermediate Certificate: DigiCertCA.crt)</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">END CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">BEGIN CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Your Root Certificate: TrustedRoot.crt)</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">END CERTIFICATE</span></td>
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<td style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">‐</span><span style="color: #ff0000;">‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">‐‐‐‐‐(Your Primary SSL Certificate: your_domain_name.crt)‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">‐‐‐‐‐(You Intermediate Certificate: CertCA.crt)‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">‐‐‐‐‐(Your Root Certificate: TrustedRoot.crt)‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span></td>
 
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
 
<p>&nbsp;</p>
 
<ol> </ol>
 
<ol> </ol>
<p>1. Log into your <a href="https://www.digicert.com/account/">DigiCert Management Console</a> and download your Intermediate (DigiCertCA.crt) and Primary Certificates (your_domain_name.crt).</p>
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<p>1. Download your Intermediate (CertCA.crt) and Primary Certificates (your_domain_name.crt) from your provider.</p>
 
<p>2. Open a text editor (such as wordpad) and paste the  entire body of each certificate into one text file in the following  order:</p>
 
<p>2. Open a text editor (such as wordpad) and paste the  entire body of each certificate into one text file in the following  order:</p>
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
 
<li> The Primary Certificate - <strong>your_domain_name.crt</strong> </li>
 
<li> The Primary Certificate - <strong>your_domain_name.crt</strong> </li>
<li> The Intermediate Certificate - <strong>DigiCertCA.crt</strong> </li>
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<li> The Intermediate Certificate - <strong>CertCA.crt</strong> </li>
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
 
<p>Make sure to include the beginning and end tags on each certificate.                    The result should look like this:</p>
 
<p>Make sure to include the beginning and end tags on each certificate.                    The result should look like this:</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">BEGIN CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">(Your Primary SSL Certificate: your_domain_name.crt)</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">END CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">BEGIN CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">(You Intermediate Certificate: DigiCertCA.crt)</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">END CERTIFICATE</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">‐‐‐‐‐(Your Primary SSL Certificate: your_domain_name.crt)‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">‐‐‐‐‐(You Intermediate Certificate: CertCA.crt)‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span></p>
 
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
 
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<ol> </ol>
 
<ol> </ol>
<p>1. Log into your <a href="https://www.digicert.com/account/">DigiCert Management Console</a> and download your Intermediate (DigiCertCA.crt) and Primary Certificates (your_domain_name.crt).</p>
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<p>1. Download your Intermediate (CertCA.crt) and Primary Certificates (your_domain_name.crt) from your provider.</p>
 
<p>2. Open a text editor (such as wordpad) and paste the  entire body of each certificate into one text file in the following  order:</p>
 
<p>2. Open a text editor (such as wordpad) and paste the  entire body of each certificate into one text file in the following  order:</p>
 
<ol>
 
<ol>
<li>he Private Key - <strong>your_domain_name.key</strong> </li>
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<li>The Private Key - <strong>your_domain_name.key</strong> </li>
 
<li> The Primary Certificate - <strong>your_domain_name.crt</strong> </li>
 
<li> The Primary Certificate - <strong>your_domain_name.crt</strong> </li>
<li> The Intermediate Certificate - <strong>DigiCertCA.crt</strong> </li>
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<li> The Intermediate Certificate -<strong> CertCA.crt</strong> </li>
 
<li> The Root Certificate - <strong>TrustedRoot.crt</strong></li>
 
<li> The Root Certificate - <strong>TrustedRoot.crt</strong></li>
 
</ol>
 
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<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;">BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY</span><br /><span style="color: #333333;">(You Private Key: you_domain_name.key)</span><br /><span style="color: #333333;">END RSA PRIVATE KEY</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">BEGIN CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">(Your Primary SSL Certificate: your_domain_name.crt)</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">END CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">BEGIN CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">(You Intermediate Certificate: DigiCertCA.crt)</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">END CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">BEGIN CERTIFICATE</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Your Root Certificate: TrustedRoot.crt)</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">END CERTIFICATE</span></td>
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<td style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;">‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #333333;">‐‐‐‐‐(You Private Key: you_domain_name.key)‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #333333;">‐‐‐‐‐END RSA PRIVATE KEY‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">‐‐‐‐‐(Your Primary SSL Certificate: your_domain_name.crt)‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #ff0000;">‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">‐‐‐‐‐(You Intermediate Certificate: CertCA.crt)‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #008000;">‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">‐‐‐‐‐(Your Root Certificate: TrustedRoot.crt)‐‐‐‐‐</span><br /><span style="color: #0000ff;">‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐</span></td>
 
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 16 August 2016

SSL .pem files (concatenated certificate container files), are frequently required for certificate installations when multiple certificates are being imported as one file.

 

Creating a .pem with the Entire SSL Certificate Trust Chain

 

1. Download your Intermediate (CertCA.crt), Root (TrustedRoot.crt), and Primary Certificates (your_domain_name.crt) from your provider.

2. Open a text editor (such as wordpad) and paste the entire body of each certificate into one text file in the following order:

  1. The Primary Certificate - your_domain_name.crt
  2. The Intermediate Certificate - CertCA.crt
  3. The Root Certificate - TrustedRoot.crt

Make sure to include the beginning and end tags on each certificate. The result should look like this:

 

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‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐(Your Primary SSL Certificate: your_domain_name.crt)‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐(You Intermediate Certificate: CertCA.crt)‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐(Your Root Certificate: TrustedRoot.crt)‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐

Save the combined file as your_domain_name.pem. The .pem file is now ready to use.

 

Creating a .pem with the Server and Intermediate Certificates

 

1. Download your Intermediate (CertCA.crt) and Primary Certificates (your_domain_name.crt) from your provider.

2. Open a text editor (such as wordpad) and paste the entire body of each certificate into one text file in the following order:

  1. The Primary Certificate - your_domain_name.crt
  2. The Intermediate Certificate - CertCA.crt

Make sure to include the beginning and end tags on each certificate. The result should look like this:

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‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐(Your Primary SSL Certificate: your_domain_name.crt)‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐(You Intermediate Certificate: CertCA.crt)‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐

Save the combined file as your_domain_name.pem. The .pem file is now ready to use.

 

Creating a .pem with the Private Key and Entire Trust Chain

 

1. Download your Intermediate (CertCA.crt) and Primary Certificates (your_domain_name.crt) from your provider.

2. Open a text editor (such as wordpad) and paste the entire body of each certificate into one text file in the following order:

  1. The Private Key - your_domain_name.key
  2. The Primary Certificate - your_domain_name.crt
  3. The Intermediate Certificate - CertCA.crt
  4. The Root Certificate - TrustedRoot.crt

Make sure to include the beginning and end tags on each certificate. The result should look like this:

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‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐(You Private Key: you_domain_name.key)‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐END RSA PRIVATE KEY‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐(Your Primary SSL Certificate: your_domain_name.crt)‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐(You Intermediate Certificate: CertCA.crt)‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐BEGIN CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐(Your Root Certificate: TrustedRoot.crt)‐‐‐‐‐
‐‐‐‐‐END CERTIFICATE‐‐‐‐‐

Save the combined file as your_domain_name.pem. The .pem file is now ready to use.

 

 

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