Steps for enabling SSL automatically

The following steps will guide you through enabling SSL automatically in ADAudit Plus:

Step 1: Generate certificate

Log in to ADAudit Plus with an account that has administrative privileges and navigate to Admin > General Settings > SSL Certification Tool > Generate Certificate.

• In the Common Name field, enter the name of the server. For example, for the URL https://servername:9251, the common name is servername.
• In the Subject Alternative Name (SAN), enter the name of the server.

  Note: The SAN should match the product URL.

• In the Organizational Unit field, enter the name of the department that you want to be displayed in the certificate.
• In the Organization field, enter the legal name of your organization.
• In the City field, enter the name of the city as in your organization’s registered address.
• In the State/Province field, enter the name of the state or province as in your organization’s registered address.
• In the Country Code field, enter the two letter code of the country where your organization is located.
• In the Password field, enter a password that consists of at least 6 characters to secure the keystore.
• In the Validity (In Days) field, specify the number of days for which the SSL certificate will be considered valid.

  Note: When no value is entered, the certificate will be considered to be valid for 90 days

• In the Public Key Length (In Bits) field, specify the size of the public key.

  Note: The default value is 2048 bits and its value can only be incremented in multiples of 64.

• Select Generate CSR or Generate & Apply Self-Signed Certificate, based on the information provided below:
  • Generate CSR allows you to generate the CSR file and submit it to your CA. Using this file, your CA will generate a custom certificate for your server. Click Download CSR or manually get it by going to the <Install_directory>\Certificates folder. Once you have the certificate files from your CA, follow the steps listed under Apply Certificate to apply the SSL certificate.
  • Generate & Apply Self-Signed Certificate allows you to create a self-signed certificate and apply it instantly in the product. However, anyone accessing the product secured with a self-signed SSL certificate will see a warning indicating that the connection is not private. To secure the connection, follow these steps: Click on Advanced and select Certificate is not valid > In the Certificate Viewer window, click on Details > In the Certificate window, click on Install Certificate > In the Certificate Import Wizard, select Local Machine, click Next, click Browse, select Trusted Root Certification Authorities and click Next. You will receive an Import was successful message.

Step 2: Apply certificate

Log in to ADAudit Plus with an account that has administrative privileges and navigate to Admin > General Settings > SSL Certification Tool > Apply Certificate.

• Choose Upload Option based on the certificate file type.
  • If your CA has sent you a ZIP file, select ZIP Upload and upload the file.
  • If your CA has sent you individual certificate files (user, intermediary, and root certificates), ZIP all the certificate files, select ZIP Upload and upload the file.
  • If your CA has sent you a certificate file (in PFX or PEM format), select Individual Certificates and upload the file.
  • If your CA has sent the certificate content,
    • Paste the content in a text editor and save it in CER, CRT, or PEM format, select Individual Certificates and upload the file, or
    • Select Certificate Content and paste the entire content.
• If the certificate contains a password-protected private key, enter the password in the Private Key Passphrase field.

Note: Only Triple DES encrypted private keys are currently supported.

• Click Apply > Restart ADAudit Plus for the changes to take effect.