Importing an SSL certificate

If you have an SSL certificate from a certificate authority or from another application, WS_FTP Server can import it and use it for SSL connections to a listener.

To import an SSL certificate and apply it to a listener:

  1. From the top menu, select Server > Listeners. The Listeners page opens.
  2. Click the IP address of the listener you want to open. The Edit Listener page opens.
    Note: Since SSL can be configured only on FTP listeners, make sure that you select a listener that displays FTP in the Server type column.
  3. Under Encryption Options, click Edit SSL Settings. The Listener Encryption Settings page opens.
  4. Next to SSL Certificate, click Select. The Select SSL Certificate page opens.
  5. Click Import. The Import SSL Certificate page opens.
  6. Enter the appropriate information for each of the fields.
    • Name. Enter a name for your certificate. This name is for your reference and is never displayed to users.
    • Certificate. Enter the full path and file name of a certificate file on your computer, or click Browse.
    • Key File. Enter the full path and file name of a key file on your computer, or click Browse.
    • Passphrase. Enter the passphrase needed to decrypt this certificate.
  7. Click Save. The Select SSL Certificate page reopens with the imported certificate included in the list.
  8. Select the certificate you just created, then click OK. The Listener Encryption Settings page opens again, with the SSL certificate you imported displayed in SSL Certificate box.
  9. Click Save.