Creating a Self-Signed Certificate

Creating a Self-Signed Certificate

If you just want to be sure that connections are security encrypted then a self-signed certificate is sufficient for your organization.

Steps to Create a Self-Signed Certificate:

1. Open the Server Manager by clicking it on the main menu.
2. Select the Security tab

    

   Security settings page

3. Click the Create Self Signed Cert button
4. A Create a Self-Signed Certificate dialog will appear that asks for certificate details. The organization details that you use will be displayed to the FTP client user when they securely connect to your server. The Key Type should normally be RSA for maximum client compatibility. The Key Length value controls how strong the generated keys are and should normally be set to 2048. The default validity period for the certificate is 1095 days (3 years). Press the Create button to create the certificate.

   

Create a Self-Signed Certificate dialog

1. A self-signed certificate will be created and Cerberus will be automatically configured to use it.
2. If no certificate was previously being used, Cerberus will immediately configure itself to use the new certificate. You may need to restart the FTP server service if you are overwriting a previous certificate.