Renewing SSL Certificates With Namecheap

Verifying the certificate

• Log in at [http:namecheap.com]
• top menu > Hi {username} > Manage SSL Certificates
• Active and expired SSL certificates are listed under Your SSL Certificates

Renewing the certificate

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Instructions

Create a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

1. Log in to cPanel account
2. Security > SSL/TLS Manager
3. Private Keys (KEY) > Generate, view, upload, or delete your private keys
4. Generate a New Private Key

• • Key Size: (At least 2048 bits)
  • Click Generate

1. The next page displays the newly generated private key.

• • Click Return to SSL Manager

1. Certificate Signing Requests (CSR) > Generate, view, or delete SSL certificate signing requests
2. Generate a New Certificate Signing Request (CSR)

• Select the private key that was generated earlier from the dropdown list.
• Enter the following information for the CSR code:
  • City
  • State
  • Country
  • Company
  • Company Division
  • Email
• Click the Generate button

1. The next page displays the newly generated CSR code.

• This code is used to activate the certificate purchased with Namecheap or any other certificate provider.

1. A certificate will be issued, after which it needs to be installed for the site.<ref>Generating a CSR using cPanel (Namecheap knowledgebase)<ref>

Installing the SSL certificate

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. Security > SSL/TLS Manager
3. Install and Manage SSL for your site (HTTPS) > Manage SSL Sites
   1. Select the appropriate domain from the dropdown.
   2. Copy the certificate code sent from the certificate authority into the Certificate (CRT) field.

• The code is sent via email from the certificate authority.
• At the last renewal, the entity sending the code was "Comodo Security Services".

Installing a SSL certificate on your server, using cPanel 11.46 (Namecheap knowledgebase)