{"id":9043,"date":"2020-02-19T09:09:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T09:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?p=9043"},"modified":"2022-02-18T17:30:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T12:00:16","slug":"generating-a-self-signed-ssl-certificate-using-cpanel-and-whm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/generating-a-self-signed-ssl-certificate-using-cpanel-and-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"Generating A Self-Signed SSL Certificate Using cPanel and WHM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article explains how to create a self-signed SSL certificate for a domain of your choice using cPanel.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #e0ffff; padding: 10px;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Self-signed SSL is a different thing than an SSL certificate issued by a provider such as Let&#8217;s Encrypt or through Comodo&#8217;s partnership with cPanel (AutoSSL). These certificates need to be trusted manually, as they are not considered reputable by web browsers.<\/div>\n<h2><strong>cPanel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3># Steps for generating a self-signed SSL certificate as a cPanel user.<\/h3>\n<p>Perform the following process if you are logged in to cPanel and not WHM as the root user :<\/p>\n<p>Before starting, make sure you have the SSL\/TLS feature enabled for your cPanel account. In case you have purchased a cPanel account from a reseller, then they will need to enable this feature for you.<\/p>\n<p>You can verify if this feature is enabled if you are able to access <strong>cPanel -&gt; Security -&gt; SSL\/TLS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>1) Login to your <strong>cPanel<\/strong> account.<\/p>\n<p>2) On the cPanel dashboard, scroll down to<strong> Security<\/strong> and click on<strong> SSL\/TLS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9045 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-SSL-TLS-min-1.png\" alt=\"cPanel SSL\/TLS\" width=\"957\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-SSL-TLS-min-1.png 957w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-SSL-TLS-min-1-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-SSL-TLS-min-1-768x197.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3) On the SSL\/TLS page, click on the <strong>Certificates (CRT)<\/strong> i.e on the hyperlink for <strong>Generate, view, upload, or delete SSL certificates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9046 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-CRT-min-1024x395.png\" alt=\"cPanel- CRT\" width=\"1024\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-CRT-min-1024x395.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-CRT-min-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-CRT-min-768x296.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-CRT-min.png 1273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4) On the next page, you will see various fields, related to your SSL certificate. Validated SSL certificates are mostly issued with some additional information that is used to identify a domain&#8217;s registrant. This information needs to match the WHOIS information for the domain you wish to create an SSL certificate for.<\/p>\n<p>5) You need to fill the fields that are highlighted in the below image, in order to successfully generate SSL.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9048 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-New-Certificate1-min-1.png\" alt=\"cPanel - New Certificate1\" width=\"1118\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-New-Certificate1-min-1.png 1118w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-New-Certificate1-min-1-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-New-Certificate1-min-1-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-New-Certificate1-min-1-1024x468.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1118px) 100vw, 1118px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6) After filling all the required fields, click on the <strong>Generate<\/strong> button to generate the self-signed SSL certificate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9050 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-New-Certificate2-min-1.png\" alt=\"cPanel New Certificate2\" width=\"1276\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-New-Certificate2-min-1.png 1276w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-New-Certificate2-min-1-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-New-Certificate2-min-1-768x182.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-New-Certificate2-min-1-1024x243.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1276px) 100vw, 1276px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7) The next page, will display the result that a self-signed SSL certificate has been generated based on your preferences.<\/p>\n<p>cPanel automatically stores the SSL information that it generates (you can view it in <strong>cPanel -&gt; Security -&gt; SSL\/TLS -&gt; Generate, view, upload, or delete SSL certificates<\/strong>), but still you are recommended to copy this information and save it to a local device for record-keeping.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9051 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Self-Signed-certificate-min-1024x323.png\" alt=\"cPanel-Self-Signed certificate\" width=\"1024\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Self-Signed-certificate-min-1024x323.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Self-Signed-certificate-min-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Self-Signed-certificate-min-768x243.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Self-Signed-certificate-min.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>WHM<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3># Steps to generate a self-signed SSL certificate as the root user.<\/h3>\n<p>Follow the process if you are logged in to WHM only as the root user.<\/p>\n<p>1) Log in to your <strong>WHM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2) On the WHM dashboard, in the left-hand side section, under the <strong>SSL\/TLS tab<\/strong>, click on the option <strong>Generate an SSL Certificate and Signing Request<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9052 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL-min-1024x515.png\" alt=\"WHM SSL\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL-min-1024x515.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL-min-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL-min-768x386.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL-min.png 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3) On the next page, you will see various fields, related to your SSL certificate. Validated SSL certificates are mostly issued with some additional information that is used to identify a domain&#8217;s registrant. This information needs to match the WHOIS information for the domain you wish to create an SSL certificate for.<\/p>\n<p>In the below image, the fields that are commonly applicable to a CSR submission to a valid certificate authority are filled.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9054 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL1-min-439x1024.png\" alt=\"WHM SSL1\" width=\"439\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL1-min-439x1024.png 439w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL1-min-129x300.png 129w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL1-min-768x1793.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL1-min.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4) After filling out the required fields, click on the <strong>Create<\/strong> button to generate the self-signed SSL certificate.<\/p>\n<p>5) The next page will display the result that a self-signed SSL certificate has been generated based on your preferences.<\/p>\n<p>cPanel automatically stores the SSL information that it generates (you can view it in<strong> cPanel -&gt; Security -&gt; SSL\/TLS -&gt; Generate, view, upload, or delete SSL certificates<\/strong>), but still you are recommended to copy this information and save it to a local device for record-keeping.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9055 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL2-min-666x1024.png\" alt=\"WHM SSL2\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL2-min-666x1024.png 666w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL2-min-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL2-min-768x1181.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/WHM-SSL2-min.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it.<\/p>\n<p>SSL certificate can be installed for any domain on the server itself. It can also be installed for a service outside of the cPanel server if needed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1)\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/add-delete-cname-records-cpanel-whm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to Add and Delete CNAME Records in cPanel and WHM?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/leech-protect-what-is-it-and-how-to-set-it-up-in-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>(Leech Protect) \u2013 What is it and How to Set It Up in cPanel?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3)\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/learn-to-setup-two-factor-authentication-for-reseller-in-whm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Learn to setup Two-Factor Authentication for Reseller in WHM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article explains how to create a self-signed SSL certificate for a domain of your choice using cPanel. 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