Kerio Connect - Administrators Guide - Kerio Software Archive

Configuring SSL certificates in Kerio ConnectTo enable the server to use this certificate, select the certificate and click on the Set as Activebutton.Creating certificates signed by certification authorityTo use a certificate signed by a trustworthy certification authority, you must first generatea certificate request, send it to a certification authority and import a signed certificate uponreceiving it.1. Open section Configuration → SSL Certificates and click on New → New Certificate Request.2. Fill in the information and save.3. Select the certificate and click on the Export → Export Request button.4. Save the certificate to your disk and send it to a certification authority.Once you obtain your certificate signed by a certification authority:, and click on Import →Import Signed Certificate from CA.1. Go to section Configuration → SSL Certificates.2. Click on Import → Import Signed Certificate from CA.3. To enable the server to use this certificate, select the certificate and click on the Set asActive button.Intermediate certificatesKerio Connect allows authentication by intermediate certificates. To make authentication bythese certificates work, it is necessary to add the certificates to Kerio Connect by using any ofthe following methods:Locally on the computer where Kerio Connect is installedAdd the intermediate certificate file to the sslca directory and copy the server’scertificate with the private key to the sslcert directory. Both directories can be found inthe directory where Kerio Connect is installed.Remotely via the administration interface1. In a text editor, open the server certificate and the intermediate certificate.2. Copy the intermediate certificate into the server certificate file and save.The file may look like this:MIIDOjCCAqOgAwIBAgIDPmR/MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBAUAMFMxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlMSUwIwYDVQQKExxUaGF3dGUgQ29uc3VsdGluZyAoUHR5KSBMdGQuMR0wGwYDVQ..... this is a server SSL certificate ...172