Author: Mark
RSA keypair export failed
When you encounter the “RSA keypair export failed” error when generating an SSL certificate, it’s because of a configuration issue with the OpenSSL library on your webserver. OpenSSL is a library that is commonly used to interact with TLS and SSL. An error in this library can cause issues such as the RSA keypair export failure. Really Simple Security does not manage the OpenSSL library on your webserver. OpenSSL is managed by your hosting provider. We therefore recommend contacting your hosting
Installing SSL on cPanel
Installing a Let’s Encrypt certificate on cPanel After generating an SSL certificate using Really Simple Security (v5 and upwards), the SSL certificate needs to be installed on your server. This is typically done through a hosting control panel like cPanel. Automatic installation In most cases Really Simple Security can install the certificate automatically for you on cPanel. To be able to do this, the cPanel API or shell functionality should be available. Really Simple Security will detect if this is the
Installing an SSL certificate on GoDaddy
Really Simple Security can generate a free Let’s Encrypt certificate for most GoDaddy environments. If you do not see the below sections on GoDaddy, we recommend reaching out to their support team to help you enable an SSL certificate. Some GoDaddy plans (e.g., GoDaddy Managed Hosting) usually come with a free SSL certificate by default, so it should not be needed to manually generate a certificate with the plugin in that case. Once you have generated a Let’s Encrypt SSL
Installing an SSL certificate on Hostinger
Hostinger offers a free SSL certificate with their hosting plans. This means you don’t have to go through the Let’s Encrypt Wizard in Really Simple Security to generate and install an SSL certificate. For detailed installation instructions, see this Hostinger video:
Installing an SSL certificate on Simply
Simply.com offers free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates with their hosting plans. This means you don’t have to go through the Let’s Encrypt Wizard in Really Simple Security to enable an SSL certificate on Simply. The SSL certificate installation on Simply can be started by opening your Simply control panel and navigating to the ‘Website’ tab in the left sidebar. To add an SSL certificate, click on the ‘HTTPS protection’ link in the Websites tab. 2. In the HTTPS protection