Free SSL Installation - How To Get Free SSL Certificate for Website (HTTPS) ?

▼ Why should I apply for an SSL certificate?

1. Strengthen a customer’s trust on the website

2. Improve your website security

3. Improve your search engine ranking (SEO) ( Paid SSL>Free SSL>Non-SSL )

▼ Yuan-Jhen provides two kinds of free SSL Certificate.

The only difference is the certificate authority of the certificate.

⑴. SSL/TLS Status

The certificate is provided by cPanel.

⑵. Let's Encrypt SSL

Let's Encrypt is a free certificate authority run by Internet Security Research Group (ISRG), with a mission to create more network communications security and reduce the promotion of financial, technology and education barriers in network communications security.

* The period of the above free SSL certification is 3 months, and the system will automatically renew one month before the free SSL certificate expires.

Refer to the following SSL certificates installation steps

⑴. How to install a free SSL certificate using SSL/TLS Status ?

1. Log into cPanel account

Log in to cPanel → scroll down to Security and click on "SSL/TLS Status".

2. Enable the free SSL certificate

Choose "the domain" you want to enable the free SSL certificate → click "RunAutoSSL".This free SSL certificate will be reissued through Auto SSL when it expires.

⑵. How to install a free SSL certificate using Let's Encrypt ?

1. Log into cPanel

Log into cPanel → scroll down to Security and click on "Let's Encrypt™ SSL".

2. Issue a new certificate

Under "Issue a new certificate" section, and click "+Issue (+頒發)" for the domain you want to enable a free SSL certificate.

3. Choose an SSL validation method

At a free SSL installation dislaye → you can choose "http-01" or "dns-01" as the validation method → click "Issue (頒發)".

4. Enable a free SSL Certificate

If the installation is successful, you’ll get the following message: "The SSL certificate is now installed onto the domain “XXXX.XX” using the IP address "XXX.XX..XX. The existing virtual host was updated with the new certificate. Apache is restarting in the background.

HTTP Validation (http-01) failure

1. A record of a domain you want to secure did not connect to virtualhost, resulting in failure to verify.

2. (.well-known/...) the contents of the folder cannot be accessed, resulting in failure to verify.

DNS Validation (dns-01) failure

1. A record of a domain you want to secure did not connect to virtualhost, resulting in failure to verify.

2. DNS is not used for this web hosting, causing authentication failure.

* Note that the usage frequency of a free SSL certificate has “ limit ”. Yuan-Jhen gently reminds everyone not try to re-apply it too frequently. If you encounter application problems, it is recommended to send a ticketor call to "Yuan-Jhen for assistance from an engineer". To prevent being locked to apply for the free SSL certificate, it will take longer to apply for a free SSL certificate again.

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