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Certificates Expiring?
| Posted by vip2, 07-02-2008, 08:22 PM | | Ran an update on my CPANEL setup and I got four emails from WHM that say:
Anyone suffered the same thing. I can probably pin this to the update of CPanel. But I want to make sure of whats the correct steps to take upon receiving this.
As I don't want to install some new CERTS as my WHM is telling me to if its a dupe.
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| Posted by Lsupport, 07-03-2008, 06:12 AM | | What is there in the Manage Service Certificates interface in WHM ?
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| Posted by Tim356, 07-03-2008, 07:04 AM | | Yep, got the same problem. Although I didn't update cpanel, my certs have just expired and I don't know how to renew them. Seems to be causing alot of issues for my site(s).
Any help?
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| Posted by vip2, 07-03-2008, 08:52 AM | | All the certs are there.
I get an option to Install new Certificate or Reset Certificate
Mind you they're all self signed aswell.
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| Posted by cPanelDavidG, 07-03-2008, 11:58 AM | | This is a new feature to remind individuals when their SSL certificates are about to expire.
Upon expiration, cPanel/WHM will replace your SSL certificate with a self-signed certificate. If you are currently using a self-signed certificate, this will not cause any difference upon the expiration of the existing self-signed certificate.
Given the migration towards SSL and encrypted protocols and away from plain-text protocols, it is generally considered a good idea to acquire signed SSL certificates. This is further encouraged by modern web browsers (especially Firefox 3) strongly discouraging their users from browsing sites that have self-signed SSL certificates.
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| Posted by vip2, 07-05-2008, 09:33 AM | | So in retrospect I don't have to worry about whats going on as I'm self signed anyways for now? I don't have to install new certs or reset them in my Manage Service Certificates in WHM. Correct?
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| Posted by cPanelDavidG, 07-07-2008, 12:23 PM | | It's not required since you're on self-signed certs to begin with. However, if these notices begin to become bothersome, you are welcome to do that .
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