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This article will guide you on how to restore SSL Certificate. Hosted.com® recognizes that SSL certificates may occasionally need to be restored due to accidental deletion, corruption, or server migration. Restoring your SSL certificate ensures continued encryption and prevents browser security warnings for visitors. Restoring your SSL quickly protects sensitive user data and maintains trust in your website’s security.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Restore SSL Certificate in cPanel
1. Login to your Hosted.com® account.
2. Open the Manage Services dropdown menu and select your hosting plan.
3. Click Manage next to your domain.
4. Next, select Login next to Control Panel to access cPanel.
5. Navigate to SSL/TLS and select Manage SSL Sites.
6. Select the domain for which you want to restore the SSL certificate.
7. Re-upload the certificate, private key, and CA bundle from your backup.
8. Click Install Certificate and verify that HTTPS is active.
Additional Information
- Backup Importance: Always maintain secure backups of your SSL certificate and private key. Without them, you may need to reissue the certificate.
- Propagation: Changes may take several minutes to update across all servers.
- Verification: Test your website in multiple browsers to ensure the restored certificate functions correctly.
- Mixed Content: Verify that all resources on your site are redirected over HTTPS to prevent browser warnings.
- Hosted.com® Support: Our team can assist with SSL restoration to ensure proper functionality and prevent service disruption.
- Security Compliance: Promptly restoring SSL will maintain encryption standards and ensure ongoing compliance with industry security requirements.
Login to Hosted.com® Account
1. Go to the Hosted.com® website Account Login page.
2. Enter your Email and Password and click the Sign In button.
3. You will see the Hosted.com® Dashboard, displaying the Manage Account menu on the left and your Account Information, Account Overview and Open Support Tickets on the right.
Login to cPanel from your Hosted.com® Dashboard
4. Click on Manage Services to view the sub-dropdown menu and select the hosting package for the domain you want to work with – in our example we are using WordPress Hosting.
5. Click the Manage button to the right of the domain name you want to access.
6. The display will now show Product Information, Quick Manage, Resource Usage and Site Statistics for that domain name.
7. Under Product Information, scroll down to Control Panel, which will display cPanel to the right, and click on the Login button.
8. The cPanel Dashboard will now be displayed.
