May 23rd, 2009
Certificate Authority
CA (Certificate Authority) Bundle: A file on your server that verifies that your public and private keys were issued by a trusted entity. If your Certificate Authority sent you a CA bundle file, you can install it to your server using WHM’s Install a SSL Certificate and Setup the Domain feature, or the Manage Service SSL Certificates feature.
Certificate (Public Key Certificate): An electronic document that states the identity of a server so that the end user knows that he or she is communicating with the correct website.
Certificate Authority: An entity that issues digital certificates for server verification.
Certificate Signing Request (CSR): A request for a certificate sent by a server’s administrator to a certificate authority.