Importing a custom SSL certificate

Configuring Database Server settings : Database Server security settings : Importing a custom SSL certificate

Note The following information is for server administrators.

After you receive a signed certificate from a certificate authority (CA), import the signed certificate to install the certificate for your FileMaker Server installation.

To import a custom SSL certificate:

1. Click the Database Server > Security tab.

2. For SSL Connections, select Use SSL for database connections.

3. Click Import Certificate.

• For Signed Certificate File, click Browse and select the SSL certificate file that you received from the certificate authority.

• For Private Key File, click Browse and select the private key file (serverKey.pem) created in the CStore directory when you created the certificate signing request (CSR). See Creating a certificate signing request.

If you use a different method to create the CSR, for example using a CA’s website, then select the private key file you obtained through that method.

• If your custom SSL certificate requires an intermediate certificate file, for Intermediate Certificate File, click Browse and select the intermediate certificate file. You may get a CA certificate bundle from your CA. You can use this file as the intermediate certificate file.

• For Private Key Password, enter the password used for your private key file when you created it.

4. Click Import to import the signed certificate.

5. Click Save.

Note

• If you change the Use SSL for progressive downloading setting or import a new custom SSL certificate, you must stop and restart the Database Server for the change to take effect.

• To remove an imported certificate, use the CLI command fmsadmin certificate delete, and restart FileMaker Server for the change to take effect. See Using the command line interface for the certificate command.