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Namecheap SSL Process

  1. On the remote server, generate a csr: openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout ohioriver_org.key -out ohioriver_org.csr
  2. On the Namecheap website, upload the key and csr as necessary (this is straightforward if you follow the instructions, but I don't remember the exact process).
  3. On Namecheap, navigate to the SSL details which should be showing "Pending". Get the CNAME record which should have two critical values like: _451eecbf67d046e1fe18fefb12316a8a.ohioriver.orgDDD030ED049CBA45417CDB250E48ACCC.D68CC873DFA2FF62D01125D1075871B4.67af971b96c39.comodoca.com
  4. Navigate to the DNS host, in the case of ORSANCO Flows we use Azure.
  5. Remove any existing CNAME records.
  6. Add a new CNAME record.
    1. For the Name, add the hexstring with a leading underscore WITHOUT the trailing domain name, so _451eecbf67d046e1fe18fefb12316a8a in our example (no ".ohioriver.org").
    2. For the Value, add the whole target value, so DDD030ED049CBA45417CDB250E48ACCC.D68CC873DFA2FF62D01125D1075871B4.67af971b96c39.comodoca.com in our example.
  7. Allow anywhere from an hour to two days for the change to propagate.
  8. Contact Namecheap support if necessary. Their web chat is very good.