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Author: Sergiu Rosca

Sergiu Rosca is the core web developer behind SSL Dragon. He manages the technical infrastructure, platform performance, and backend integrations that keep the site running smoothly and securely. At SSL Dragon, Sergiu shares practical insights on web development, site optimization, and technical troubleshooting.

Tutorials reviewed by Sergiu Rosca

How to Generate a CSR on Debian

This guide shows you how to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) on Debian using the OpenSSL command line. You run a single command over SSH that creates two files at once: a private key that stays on your server, and the CSR you submit to your Certificate Authority (CA). The steps work on Debian […]

How to Generate a CSR in cPanel

This guide shows you how to generate a CSR in cPanel, the shared hosting control panel used on most Linux web hosts. cPanel creates the CSR and its matching private key together, stores the key safely in the SSL/TLS manager, and gives you a text block to paste into your Certificate Authority’s order form. The […]

How to Generate a CSR in CentOS

This guide shows you how to generate a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) on CentOS using the OpenSSL command line. You run one command, answer a few prompts about your domain and organization, and OpenSSL writes two files: a CSR you send to the Certificate Authority and a private key that stays on your server. The […]

How to Generate a CSR on Apache

This tutorial shows you how to generate a CSR on Apache using the OpenSSL command line on the same server that runs Apache HTTP Server. You will create two files in one command: a new private key and the matching CSR (Certificate Signing Request) that you submit to your Certificate Authority.

How to Install an SSL Certificate on WordPress Multisite

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install an SSL certificate on WordPress Multisite. There are two parts: install the certificate at the server level (the type depends on whether your network uses subdirectories, subdomains, or separate domains), then force HTTPS across the whole network from inside WordPress.

How to Install an SSL Certificate on VMWare Horizon View

This step-by-step guide shows you how to install an SSL/TLS certificate on VMware Horizon (Connection Server or security server). On Horizon, you do not point the product at certificate files directly. Instead, you import the certificate into the Windows local computer certificate store with the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), give it the Friendly name vdm, […]

How to Install an SSL Certificate on Unifi Cloud Key

This tutorial gives you step-by-step instructions on how to install an SSL certificate on a UniFi Cloud Key. The Cloud Key runs the UniFi Network application on top of a Java keystore, so the install is done over SSH: you build a PKCS#12 bundle from your certificate, private key, and CA chain, then import it […]