<quote> I would like to add SSL to my Interchange site which is hosted by webhostxl.com on a dedicated server. The company has said that they will install the certificate for free, however, when I went to order the certificate (from instantssl.com) they say that the first step in ordering is to create a Certificate Signing Request using the following command: openssl req –new –nodes -keyout myserver.key –out server.csr O.K., I can do that on my local computer, but doesn't the private key need to be created and reside on the server that hosts the site? I could run the command on the dedicated server, but my hosting plan doesn't include telnet access. </quote> Jeff, You need to get your host to make a CSR and private key for you. If they don't know how to do so (mine didn't), you should give them the instructions on making it. You can then use the CSR to get your SSL certificate. If you are just starting out, and would like to go a cheap route for SSL, look at FreeSSL.com. It's a free certificate, that 90% of browsers will recognise. I would also recommend to you to change to a host that gives you telnet access. I have found that telnet is the least agrevating way of doing a lot of things on my website, and I will NEVER use a host that doesn't supply it again. You also say that you have a dedicated server? They should provide you with Telnet access to your server. My host has Interchange set up through Cpanel, but I have chosen to set up my own service. The reason being that my host's IC setup seems to forget it's settings every once in a while. Telnet is the ONLY way to set up Interchange on a remote server. Good luck, Tom Murdoch _______________________________________________ interchange-users mailing list suppressed http://www.icdevgroup.org/mailman/listinfo/interchange-users
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