Using an Intermediary SSL Certificate with FH Web Edition

When using an intermediary SSL certificate with FH Web Edition, you must concatenate your existing certificate with the intermediary certificate.

Example: Below is the Go Daddy intermediary certificate.

  1. Locate the .crt and .key files used on the FH Web Edition server.
  2. Download the Go Daddy intermediary certificate (GODaddyCA.crt).

    Note: This should have come with the original certificate purchase, but can also be located at https://certs.godaddy.com/Repository.go.

  3. Concatenate your .crt and the intermediary .crt file by combining them into a third file with the command:

    copy test_server.crt+GODaddyCA.crt server.crt

  4. Rename the .key file from step 1 to server.key, so that it matches the newly created server.crt file.
  5. Copy these two files to a location on the FH Web Edition server, such as c:\Data.
  6. Launch the FH Web Edition Connection Manager.
  7. Choose Tools → Host Options.
  8. Click the Security tab.
  9. (If you have a high-encryption license) Change the transport to SSL and increase the encryption level to 256-bit AES.
  10. Browse to the SSL certificate c:\data\server.crt and click OK.

    Note: You should not see an error message if the .crt and .key files have the same prefix.

  11. Enable Notify users when connections are secure for testing purposes.
  12. Click OK.
  13. Start a FH Web Edition session from a different system.